It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. PaperAdepts now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.
Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.
Browse Authors:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
(Click a letter to view the authors)
Letter "J" » Jacob Bronowski Quotes
(Click a letter to view the authors)
«We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do.»
Author: Jacob Bronowski
| Keywords:
engagement
«That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.»
«Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.»
«Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created.»
Author: Jacob Bronowski
| Keywords:
traces
«To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them»
Author: Jacob Bronowski
«It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.»
Author: Jacob Bronowski
«It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.»
Author: Jacob Bronowski
«The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.»
Author: Jacob Bronowski
«You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life.»
Research our database of over 800,000 top-quality pre-written papers plus 15,000 biographies for only $9.95/month.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.