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«The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the political field. Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts - and not absolute and general.»

Author: Jiang Zemin | Keywords: applied, applied science, concepts, domain, Einstein, Human rights, natural science, political science, political theory, relative, right field, theory of, theory of relativity

«There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.»

Author: Louis Pasteur (Chemist, Microbiologist) | About: Science | Keywords: applications, applied, applied science, sciences

«The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.»

Author: Vince Lombardi (Coach) | About: Success | Keywords: applied, at hand, dedication, determination, price, task, The Job, The Task

«The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.»

Author: Bill Gates (Entrepreneur, Founder) | About: Technology | Keywords: applied, automation, efficiency, efficient, inefficiency, inefficient, magnifies, magnify, magnifying, operation, rule of, technologies, technology, with efficiency

«The University of Ilinois has hired 15 women to smell pig manure all day so that researchers can find out what makes pig manure smell so bad. You know who I feel sorry for? The woman who applied for this job and got turned down.»

Author: Jay Leno (Comedian, Host) | Keywords: applied, hired, manure, pig, researcher, researchers, sorry for, the University, university

«The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education ... (and) the object and reward of learning is continued capacity for growth. Now this idea cannot be applied to all the members of a society except where intercourse of man with man is mutual, and except where there is adequate provision for the reconstruction of social habits and institutions by means of wide stimulation arising from equitably distributed interests. And this means a democratic society.»

Author: John Dewey (Educator, Philosopher, Psychologist) | Keywords: adequate, applied, arising, continued, distributed, enable, equitably, intercourse, provision, reconstruction, social intercourse, stimulation

«Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement.»

Author: Leon Trotsky | Keywords: agreement, applied, blend, blending, blends, blend in, boldly, decisively, maneuver, maneuvers

«Why does this applied science, which saves work and makes life easier, bring us so little happiness? The simple answer runs: Because we have not yet learned to make sensible use of it.»