Quotern

Quotern

I think from my experience in war and life and science, it all has made me believe that we have one life on this planet. We have one chance to live it and to contribute to the future of society and the future of life. The only afterlife is what other people remember of you.

-- Craig Venter

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And here is the point, about myself and my co-thinkers. Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely solely upon science and reason, because these are necessary rather than sufficient factors, but we distrust anything that contradicts science or outrages reason. We may differ on many things, but what we respect is free inquiry, openmindedness, and the pursuit of ideas for their own sake.

-- Christopher Hitchens

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People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?

-- Lemmy Kilmister

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The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

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I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

-- Ronald Reagan

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Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market.

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That theory is worthless. It isn't even wrong!

-- Wolfgang Pauli

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Figures are the most shocking things in the world. The prettiest little squiggles of black looked at in the right light and yet consider the blow they can give you upon the heart.

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My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

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What does it mean to pre board? Do you get on before you get on?

-- George Carlin

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