"Underneath the shifting appearances of the world as perceived by our unreliable senses, is there, or is there not, a bedrock of objective reality?"

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Source : Hans Christian Von Baeyer (2004). “Information: The New Language of Science”, p.64, Harvard University Press

Hans Christian von Baeyer

#Reality Quotes #World Quotes #Shifting Quotes

“.....there are approximately 125 billion miles of DNA in a human body -- your personal DNA is long enough to wrap around the earth 5 million times.”

Source : Jeremy Narby (1999). “The Cosmic Serpent”, p.73, Penguin
“I reiterate that the rigor and credibility brought to the world by Monti's government are for us a point of no return.”
“The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy; And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory”
“My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you.”
“It's taken me years of practice to learn how to act natural.”

Source : Craig Clevenger (2014). “The Contortionist’s Handbook”, p.17, HarperCollins UK
“I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.”
“The score never interested me, only the game.”
“As a teenager I studied opera, believe it or not. But I just couldn't catch on to it.”

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