Judith Stone Quotes

• Now, there are two ways to approach a subject that frightens you and makes you feel stupid: you can embrace it with humility and an open mind, or you can ridicule it mercilessly.

  Judith Stone

  Stupid, Learning, Ignorance

  Judith Stone (1991). “Light Elements: Essays in Science from Gravity to Levity”, Ballantine Books

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• If god had meant us to use the metric system he would have given us ten finger and ten toes.

  Judith Stone

  Use, Metrics, Toes

  Judith Stone (1991). “Light Elements: Essays in Science from Gravity to Levity”, Ballantine Books

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• Try saying this: 'What's true for me today is that I have angry feelings concerning what I heard you say when you said what you said. It reminds me of what my mother said when she said what she said, and that hurts me so that's where I'm at with this, and it's not all right with me for today.' This should help to avoid a lot of communication problems.

  Judith Stone

  Mother, Hurt, Communication

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• Perhaps all human progress stems from the tension between two basic drives: to have just what everyone else has and to have what no one has.

  Judith Stone

  Two, Progress, Stem

  Judith Stone (1991). “Light Elements: Essays in Science from Gravity to Levity”, Ballantine Books

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• We can't all be Einstein (because we don't all play the violin). At the very least, we need a sort of street-smart science: the ability to recognize evidence, gather it, assess it, and act on it.

  Judith Stone

  Smart, Science, Play

  Judith Stone (1991). “Light Elements: Essays in Science from Gravity to Levity”, Ballantine Books

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• En New York, uno de cada diez suicidios se atribuye a la falta de espacio de almacenamiento.

  Judith Stone

  Suicide, New York, Women

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