The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

Quote by Arthur Koestler

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Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

True creativity often starts where language ends.

True creativity often starts where language ends.

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world...

I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world...

Curse war, pray for peace, and may the Lord have mercy on our souls.

Curse war, pray for peace, and may the Lord have mercy on our souls.

I'm not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I...

I'm not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I...