Memorable Quotes - Page 37

• I was profoundly embarrassed by it [the White Australia Policy] and did all I could to change it.

  Gough Whitlam

  White, Australia, Embarrassed

  "100 Years: The Australian Story". Book by Paul Kelly (p. 196), 2001.

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• He is lofty, and I am eminent.

  Gough Whitlam

  Political, Lofty

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• Hostility towards China distorted Australia's international affairs for 20 years until 1972, but reconciliation with China 30 years ago had produced a quarter century of constructive bipartisan relations with our region and the world, unmatched in Australian history.

  Gough Whitlam

  Years, Australia, World

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• Poverty is a national waste as well as individual waste. We are all diminished when any of us are denied proper education. The nation is the poorer - a poorer economy, a poorer civilization, because of this human and national waste.

  Gough Whitlam

  Civilization, Waste, Poverty

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• Conscription is an impediment to achieving the forces Australia needs. It is an alibi for failing to give proper conditions to regular soldiers. We will abolish conscription forthwith. By abolishing it, Australia will achieve a better army, a better-paid army - and a better, united society.

  Gough Whitlam

  Army, Australia, Giving

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• My great objective as a parliamentarian was to dramatise the deficiencies and devise practical government programs to deal with them. It was a cause that went to the heart of our way of life.

  Gough Whitlam

  Heart, Government, Way

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• The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.

  Gough Whitlam

  Running, Horse, Past

  London Daily Telegraph, October 19, 1989.

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• It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems ... This is so untrue that it makes me want to cry-or laugh.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Men, Laughing, Expectations

  Kurt Vonnegut (1988). “Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut”, p.91, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Why were so many Americans treated by their government as though their lives were as disposable as facial tissues? Because that was the way authors customarily treated bit-part players in their made-up tales.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Player, Government, Tissues

  Kurt Vonnegut (1988). “Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut”, p.135, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks

  Albert Einstein

  Looks, Physics, Quantum

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• A man must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings.

  Albert Einstein

  Men, Suffering, Illusion

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.185, Princeton University Press

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• What can the schools do to defend democracy? Should they preach a specific political doctrine? I believe they should not. If they are able to teach young people to have a critical mind and a socially oriented attitude, they will have done all that is necessary.

  Albert Einstein

  Attitude, Believe, School

  Albert Einstein (1995). “Essential Einstein”, Pomegranate

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• Science will stagnate if it is made to serve practical goals.

  Albert Einstein

  Goal, Made, Practicals

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.399, Princeton University Press

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• I have not eaten enough of the tree of knowledge, though in my profession I am obligated to feed on it regularly.

  Albert Einstein

  Tree, Enough, Profession

  Albert Einstein, Max Born, Hedwig Born (1971). “The Born-Einstein letters: correspondence between Albert Einstein and Max and Hedwig Born from 1916-1955, with commentaries by Max Born”, Macmillan _

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• The most precious things in life are not those you get for money.

  Albert Einstein

  Things In Life, Precious Things

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• Good acts are like good poems. One may easily get their drift, but they are not rationally understood.

  Albert Einstein

  May, Understood

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.431, Princeton University Press

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• One must shy away from questionable undertakings, even when they bear a high-sounding name.

  Albert Einstein

  Names, Ballet, Shy

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.443, Princeton University Press

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• It is not so important where one settles down. The best thing is to follow your instincts without too much reflection.

  Albert Einstein

  Reflection, Important, Too Much

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.432, Princeton University Press

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• Mysticism is in fact the only criticism people cannot level against my theory.

  Albert Einstein

  People, Criticism, Levels

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• God gave me the stubbornness of a mule and a fairly keen scent.

  Albert Einstein

  Scent, Mules, Stubbornness

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.25, Princeton University Press

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• ...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.

  Albert Einstein

  Men, Finest, Strive

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.452, Princeton University Press

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• I am also convinced that one gains the purest joy from spirited things only when they are not tied in with earning one's livelihood.

  Albert Einstein

  Joy, Earning, Gains

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• I have firmly decided to bite the dust with a minimum of medical assistance when my time comes, and up to then to sin to my wicked heart's content.

  Albert Einstein

  Heart, Dust, Wicked

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• Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.

  Albert Einstein

  Stupidity, Action, Bases

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.187, Princeton University Press

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• In one's youth every person and every event appear to be unique. With age one becomes much more aware that similar events recur. Later on, one is less often delighted or surprised, but also less disappointed than in earlier years.

  Albert Einstein

  Unique, Years, Age

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