To try to write a grand cosmical drama leads necessarily to myth. To try to let knowledge substitute ignorance in increasingly larger regions of space and time is science. Hannes Alfven cosmicaldramagrand Change image and share on social
To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished. Roland Barthes confrontexcessivehysteria Change image and share on social
To turn our hearts to our fathers is to search out the names of our deceased ancestors and to perform the saving ordinances in the temple for them. This will forge a continuous chain between us and our forefathers eventually all the way back to Father Adam and Mother Eve. James E. Faust adamancestorback share on social
To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines. Steve Jobs companycontinuediscipline Change image and share on social
To turn water into wine, and what is common into what is holy, is indeed the glory of Christianity. Frederick William Robertson christianitycommonglory Change image and share on social
To unambiguously settle the questions of whether there was life on Mars, it will take scientists down on the surface. Ellen Stofan lifemarquestion Change image and share on social
To underestimate one's thirst, to pass a given landmark to the right or left, to find a dry spring where one looked for running water - there is no help for any of these things. Mary Hunter Austin findlandmarkleave Change image and share on social
To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days. George Tenet carecarefulday Change image and share on social
To understand a literary style, consider what it omits. Mason Cooley literaryomitstyle Change image and share on social
To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name. Bertrand Russell acquaintunderstand Change image and share on social
