W. M. L. Jay Quotes

So much of science proceeds by telling stories.

The dogmatist within is always worse than the enemy without.

The Darwinian revolution is about essence. The Darwinian revolution is about who we are, it's what we're made of, it's what our life means insofar as science can answer that question.

You cannot force growth of human life and civilization, any more than you can force these slow-growing trees. That is the economy of Almighty God, that all good growth is slow growth.

We reveal ourselves in the metaphors we choose for depicting the cosmos in miniature.

Our true nature is one of innocence and freedom to choose how we live. We need to be brave enough not to give that away. Don't give up on your right to, and sense of, TRUTH, Justice, and GRACE.

Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you becomes your trademark.

The moon stared at me through sprinkled nighttime stardust and I alone smile.

Your rebel soul shines like a diamond pulled from dust: bright, clear and flawless.

Moments caught in time. Simple memories spread out before me. Timeless reminders of how life goes on, even when it feels as if you cannot.

Hopes, wants and wishes, all cast across the night sky with my heart in tow.

It's your heart. No one else gets a say in that.

We're all the same in the dark.

Love is not jealous.

Everything has its opposite within it.Love can be very destructive if you mishandle it.Pain can help you find ways to grow and change.Fear can eventually lead you to a path of hope.

It was her laughter that made me love her. Her shy inappropriate madness is what made her beautiful.

When we make judgements we're inevitably acting on limited knowledge, isn't it best to ask if we seek to understand, or simply let them be?

Where can you find opportunities? Dissect your excuses and you will find opportunities in abundance.

Success may require a lot of days. But progress only requires one.

It's never easy when you're constantly looking to become more.

If you're looking for the easy challenge, you're not cut out for success.

It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically

Doing something later is not automatically the same as doing something better

He would smile at her and welcome her home.

Second chances are not that important. What's important, is being ready when the first chance is given.

It was like watching an angsty hormone-fueled train wreck and firmly cemented my resolve to be at least twenty-five before I considered getting hitched.

I want my lobster in bite-sized pieces! How dare you make me chew more than thrice?

Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information it is a creative human activity.

Too many books. Too few centuries.

The books we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us.

Fear can force obedience, but it can never transform a heart.

Why be crying, fearful, lonely, when you have the whole universe? Be still, listen to your heart, breathe, and know you need nothing.

There is no " i " in team. But there are two in motivation.

My dreams are a little too big for me now, but I’ll grow into them.

You know home isn’t really about what color your couch is or what you hang on the wall... Home is about knowing you are in the right place with the right people.

Broken hearts mend but souls forever fight the battle.

You’re the best bad decision I ever made, and you are, by far, my favorite story to tell.

If people don't appreciate your REAL self it's hard to be with them, but you only find TRUE friends by SHOWING that self & TRUSTING.

...notice all the many beautiful things, nature, your own soul, stuff other people do.... like help out, smile, create, dance...

There are some great positive quotes out there that I can't quite share as I wonder how a victim in a war torn country could be expected to see from their perspective?

The greatest things to have can't be possessed, they exist within yet can be shared, like freedom, love, trust, integrity, fun, dreams, creativity, wisdom, peace.

When you truly sing, you sing yourself free. When you truly dance, you dance yourself free. When you walk in the mountains or swim in the sea, again, you set yourself free.

We can't fix, only support each other to process, manage, transform, make life-journeys in own way.

You want them to give Batman counselling sessions?""It's genius. Just make Bruce Wayne get over his shit, then, presto, no more Batman. The baddies win by default.

I wanted to make at least an effort to impress, so I found my best suit, a Primark special that looked like it had been ironed by a blind man

We ran both the courier service and a detective agency from the same office, and had phone apps for both. Basically, we're Uber for parcels and mysteries.

He was the kind of teacher every child hated, and they suspected most of the staff did not like him too.

Clarification is not to clarify things. It is to put one’s self in the clear (Sir Humphrey Appleby)

Resistance is NOT futile.

I think everything good and right in this world should be put on vinyl.