"What egotism, what stupid vanity, to suppose that a thing could not happen because you could not conceive it!"

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Source : Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer (2016). “When Worlds Collide”, p.47, Macmillan

Edwin Balmer

#Stupid Quotes #Vanity Quotes #Statistics Quotes

“All the directors that I've had the opportunity to work with are fantastic.”
“The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.”
“Listen to this, okay? Just listen. You hear that? That's market bacon hitting the pan. Today a child is born unto us, and his name will be bacon.”
“Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.”

Source : "Phoenix in Obsidian". Book by Michael Moorcock, 1970.
“The natural pattern of current astronomy is provided by the cryptic unity of nature itself (belief in which is the chief act of faith of the scientist).”

Source : Nigel Calder (1969). “Violent universe: an eye-witness account of the commotion in astronomy 1968-69”
“This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a great strategic combination which renders victory certain even before the battle is fought.”

Source : Antoine-Henri Jomini (2012). “The Art of War”, p.191, Courier Corporation
“My soul, what's lighter than a feather? Wind. Than wind? The fire. And what than fire? The mind. What's lighter than the mind? A thought. Than thought? This bubble world. What than this bubble? Nought.”
“Can you imagine anything more tragic?' Rose asked. 'To be born a princess --native and to the manor born-- and then to forget who you are and settle for being something horrible like an--an accountant!”

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