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Naomi Mitchison
6 quotes
“... Obviously my chief authority is Xenophon's ; if I can induce anyone to read this (the Loeb translation is very vivid on the whole) and get as much pleasure out of it as I did, then I shall be — as the good books say — amply rewarded. For actual history I have gone to Cavaignac or . ... 's The Greek Commonwealth is a good book to begin on.”
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999) first seen 1925 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (1st printing 1925)
“The first thing about science is asking questions; the next—and this includes the bulk of what is called scientific work—is measuring the knowledge and finding new standards of measurement; and the final thing is putting all this knowledge together.”
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not let us delude ourselves; the old forces still have the power; they are not any longer dressed up as kings and barons with gold on their necks and swords in their hands; they are dressed respectably, and their gold is in banks, and they pay other people to do the killing. And because, deep down, they have no faith in the future, and instead of loving mankind they despise and distrust it, they are becoming more vile and brutal.”
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The wound is healed, the secret told, the riddle becomes plain, the reconciliation is made between man and what surrounds him. Each happening depends on the other. But if it was for all time, the flowers might go on blooming but the spirit would wither. It would be sad beyond all telling if the finding of the Grail were to happen once for all. Because then it could not happen again for anyone.”
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My father was writing one paper after another in conjunction with various people, , , Butterfield, , and others, but especially ...”
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999) first seen 1949 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (E. E. Butterfield, M.D., did research with Ralph G. Stillman, M.D., who was president of the in 1949.)
“... readers, remember that my account of what was happening in Sparta or Athens or even Egypt, is all based on real history, but the view was moulded by what I—and many another person—was thinking in the Europe of those days, with Mussolini and his fascists in Italy and already the shadow of Hitler in Germany. If I was writing this book now I might treat my characters and my story differently. But I cannot be certain, even of that.”
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999) first seen 1931 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (1st edition, 1931)