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H G Wells Quotes

But-! I say! The common conventions of humanity-‘ ‘Are all very well for common people Picture Quote #1

If only I had thought of a Kodak! I could have flashed that glimpse of the Under-world in a second, and examined it at leisure Picture Quote #1

We are always getting away from the present moment. Our mental existence, which are immaterial and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dimension with a uniform velocity from the cradle to the grave Picture Quote #1

Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life. I thought of their unfathomable distance, and the slow inevitable drift of their movements out of the unknown past into the unknown future Picture Quote #1

I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history Picture Quote #1

I had just taken to reading. I had just discovered the art of leaving my body to sit impassive in a crumpled up attitude in a chair or sofa, while I wandered over the hills and far away in novel company and new scenes... My world began to expand very rapidly,... the reading habit had got me securely Picture Quote #1

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This is the end and the beginning of an age. This is something far greater than the French Revolution or the Reformation and we live in it Picture Quote #1

Anthropology has been compared to a great region, marked out indeed as within the sphere of influence of science, but unsettled and for the most part unsubdued. Like all such hinterland sciences, it is a happy hunting-ground for adventurers Picture Quote #1

The great trouble with you Americans is that you are still under the influence of that second-rate - shall I say third-rate? - mind, Karl Marx Picture Quote #1

If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters Picture Quote #1

The State’s your mother, your father, the totality of your interests. No discipline can be too severe for the man that denies thatby word or deed Picture Quote #1

Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write! Picture Quote #1

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The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you fully appreciate the importance of Illusion in life, the Essential Nature of Lies and Deception of the body politic Picture Quote #1

Biologically the species is the accumulation of the experiments of all its successful individuals since the beginning Picture Quote #1

The brain upon which my experiences have been written is not a particularly good one. If their were brain-shows, as there are cat and dog shows, I doubt if it would get even a third class prize Picture Quote #1

The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his mind Picture Quote #1

The doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, which was the main teaching of Jesus, is certainly one of the most revolutionary doctrines that ever stirred and changed human thought Picture Quote #1

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Money means in a thousand minds a thousand subtly different, roughly similar, systems of images, associations, suggestions and impulses Picture Quote #1

Marriage isn’t what it was. It’s become a different thing because women have become human beings Picture Quote #1

For all my desire to be interesting, I have to confess that for most things and people I don’t give a damn Picture Quote #1

We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery Picture Quote #1

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn’t expecting it Picture Quote #1

This has ever been the fate of energy in security; it takes to art and to eroticism, and then comes languor and decay Picture Quote #1

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You are trying to do a more difficult thing than record folk songs; you are trying to record life Picture Quote #1

With wine and food, the confidence of my own table, and the necessity of reassuring my wife, I grew by insensible degrees courageous and secure Picture Quote #1

The German people are an orderly, vain, deeply sentimental and rather insensitive people. They seem to feel at their best when they are singing in chorus, saluting or obeying orders Picture Quote #1

It is the going out from oneself that is love and not the accident of its return. It is the expedition, whether it fail or succeed Picture Quote #1

Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia Picture Quote #1

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe Picture Quote #1

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But-! I say! The common conventions of humanity-‘ ‘Are all very well for common people (H G Wells Quotes) If only I had thought of a Kodak! I could have flashed that glimpse of the Under-world in a second, and examined it at leisure (H G Wells Quotes) We are always getting away from the present moment. Our mental existence, which are immaterial and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dimension with a uniform velocity from the cradle to the grave (H G Wells Quotes) Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life. I thought of their unfathomable distance, and the slow inevitable drift of their movements out of the unknown past into the unknown future (H G Wells Quotes) I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history (H G Wells Quotes) I had just taken to reading. I had just discovered the art of leaving my body to sit impassive in a crumpled up attitude in a chair or sofa, while I wandered over the hills and far away in novel company and new scenes... My world began to expand very rapidly,... the reading habit had got me securely (H G Wells Quotes) This is the end and the beginning of an age. This is something far greater than the French Revolution or the Reformation and we live in it (H G Wells Quotes) Anthropology has been compared to a great region, marked out indeed as within the sphere of influence of science, but unsettled and for the most part unsubdued. Like all such hinterland sciences, it is a happy hunting-ground for adventurers (H G Wells Quotes) The great trouble with you Americans is that you are still under the influence of that second-rate - shall I say third-rate? - mind, Karl Marx (H G Wells Quotes) If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters (H G Wells Quotes) The State’s your mother, your father, the totality of your interests. No discipline can be too severe for the man that denies thatby word or deed (H G Wells Quotes) Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write! (H G Wells Quotes) The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. (H G Wells Quotes) I don’t think you fully appreciate the importance of Illusion in life, the Essential Nature of Lies and Deception of the body politic. (H G Wells Quotes) Biologically the species is the accumulation of the experiments of all its successful individuals since the beginning. (H G Wells Quotes) The brain upon which my experiences have been written is not a particularly good one. If their were brain-shows, as there are cat and dog shows, I doubt if it would get even a third class prize. (H G Wells Quotes) The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his mind. (H G Wells Quotes) The doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, which was the main teaching of Jesus, is certainly one of the most revolutionary doctrines that ever stirred and changed human thought. (H G Wells Quotes) Money means in a thousand minds a thousand subtly different, roughly similar, systems of images, associations, suggestions and impulses. (H G Wells Quotes) Marriage isn’t what it was. It’s become a different thing because women have become human beings. (H G Wells Quotes) For all my desire to be interesting, I have to confess that for most things and people I don’t give a damn. (H G Wells Quotes) We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery. (H G Wells Quotes) If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn’t expecting it. (H G Wells Quotes) This has ever been the fate of energy in security; it takes to art and to eroticism, and then comes languor and decay. (H G Wells Quotes) You are trying to do a more difficult thing than record folk songs; you are trying to record life (H G Wells Quotes) With wine and food, the confidence of my own table, and the necessity of reassuring my wife, I grew by insensible degrees courageous and secure. (H G Wells Quotes) The German people are an orderly, vain, deeply sentimental and rather insensitive people. They seem to feel at their best when they are singing in chorus, saluting or obeying orders. (H G Wells Quotes) It is the going out from oneself that is love and not the accident of its return. It is the expedition, whether it fail or succeed. (H G Wells Quotes) Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia (H G Wells Quotes) Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe (H G Wells Quotes)

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