Quotes by Whitehead, Alfred North

Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of th >>

Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. M >>

The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy. >>

Quotations about Ideas

Man's fear of ideas is probably the greatest dike holding back human k >>

If you want to kill any idea in the world today, get a committee worki >>

Hang ideas! They are tramps, vagabonds, knocking at the back-door of y >>

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it.

Whitehead, Alfred North