#imp

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#clothes #greatly #his #improve #made

The question of how the eye works - that is, what happens when a photon of light first impinges on the retina - simply could not be answered at that time. ↗

— Michael Behe

#could #eye #first #happens #how

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust war are the American troops called on to fight it. Their service should be honored. ↗

— Paul Begala

#american troops #called #casualty #fight #first

Although Darwin was able to persuade much of the world that a modern eye could be produced gradually from a much simpler structure, he did not even attempt to explain how the simple light sensitive spot that was his starting point actually worked. ↗

— Michael Behe

#actually #although #attempt #could #darwin

In many biological structures proteins are simply components of larger molecular machines. ↗

— Michael Behe

#components #larger #machines #many #molecular

The American people expect public servants to be able to police themselves. But instead of designing a system to enforce ethical conduct, Tom Delay and his cohorts have implemented a self protection system. Obviously, it wasn't good for democracy. ↗

— Chris Bell

#american #american people #conduct #delay #democracy

As far as the international issues are concerned, the most important thing is the state of the transatlantic relationships, Euro-Atlantic relationships: how to develop them and how to strengthen them further. ↗

— Marek Belka

#concerned #develop #far #further #how

It's not about the pace, it's about the direction we've set. The pace is of course a function of many factors, including the magnitude of the supply shock. But what's probably more important is the probability of the supply shock translating into sustainable embedded inflation. ↗

— Marek Belka

#course #direction #embedded #factors #function

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself. ↗

— Alexander Graham Bell

#credit #developments #discoveries #due #feel

I have, I think, eight mentors. It's crazy, but I need them. They are all really important to me. They keep me grounded and advise me. ↗

— Jamie Bell

#crazy #eight #grounded #i #i think