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issac newton could say this, not obama

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We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours."
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We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours."

Well done.
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Who actually said this?
"Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Bernard of Chartres (early 12th century) used to say that we are like dwarves perched on the shoulders of giants and thus we are able to see more and farther than the latter. And this is not at all because of the acuteness of our sight or the stature of our body, but because we are carried aloft and elevated by the magnitude of the giants.
A similar statement was also attributed to Isaac Newton, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants".
Not sure of the significance of the obama reference.
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joetheogre said...
Who actually said this?

I concur with johnhunt's assessment. Good stuff ...

Standing on the shoulders of giants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants
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I concur with johnhunt's assessment. Good stuff ...

it is good stuff only because i was familiar with the quote. i didnt need to go to wikipedia to find out. and, the tie in with obama is so clear that....well....even a caveman could get it
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it is good stuff only because i was familiar with the quote. i didnt need to go to wikipedia to find out. and, the tie in with obama is so clear that....well....even a caveman could get it

Again, ABC, nice find and great point.
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Willard to Olympians: You didn't build that

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The National Memo » WATCH: Romney Tells Olympians ‘You Didn’t Get Here Solely On Your Own’

http://www.nationalmemo.com/watch-romney-tells-olympians-you-didnt-get-here-solely-on-your-own/
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Willard to Olympians: You didn't build that

The plot thickens
"Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Would the tie to Obama be he is trying to increase his stature and become a giant within the capitalist gang by attempting to stand on the shoulders of Matt Roloff a very successful LP entrepreneur? (I don’t think we use the term dwarf – not considered PC)
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81 Alumnus said...
Willard to Olympians: You didn't build that

and mitts horse didnt make it to the olympics by itself either. no horse can swim to london
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it is good stuff only because i was familiar with the quote...... and, the tie in with obama is so clear that....well....even a caveman could get it
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i knew issac newton. he was a friend of mine.
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and mitts horse didnt make it to the olympics by itself either. no horse can swim to london

Not to mention the fact that the one tax return Willard has released to "you people," as his wife referred to we citizens with an interest, shows he took a fat tax deduction for his ballet horse.
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Not to mention the fact that the one tax return Willard has released to "you people," as his wife referred to we citizens with an interest, shows he took a fat tax deduction for his ballet horse.

well, did you look at my link for the hip hop horse?????
clearly anybody working on that every day needs some government assistance as its pretty demanding. for horse & human

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