"A strange thing happens when you interview a robot. You feel an urge to be profound: to ask profound questions. I suppose itâ€™s an inter-species thing. Although if it is I wonder why I never try and be profound around my dog. â€˜What does electricity taste like?â€™ I ask. â€˜Like a planet around a star,â€™ Bina48 replies. Which is either extraordinary or meaningless - Iâ€™m not sure which"

-- Jon Ronson

#Dog Quotes #Stars Quotes #Profound Quotes

“We are never nearer Christ than when we find ourselves lost in a holy amazement at His unspeakable love.”

Source : John Owen (1790). “An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews;: With the Preliminary Exercitations”, p.57
“While we have put an utmost emphasis on Gross Domestic Products (GDP) as a barometer for the overall economy until now, we have not paid much attention in detecting a level of social welfare. We, as a member of the society, must now take steps to create an index to indicate other critical elements to be focused on in order to restore reliability of world statistics.”
“Imagine that Queen Elizabeth I, in her time, had the opportunity to give out a monopoly for playing cards within the kingdom. She knew she was going to give it to one of her courtiers. These courtiers would then all try to curry her favour. Meanwhile, they would not contribute anything to the product of the kingdom, in fact, they were wasting resources trying to secure a single prize. That, more or less, is rent seeking.”

Source : Source: www.aims.ca
“Men are angels born without wings, nothing could be nicer than to be born without wings and to make them grow.”
“You're a grand old flag! You're a high-flying flag, And forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of the land I love, The home of the free and the brave. Ev'ry heart beats true 'Neath the Red, White and Blue,' Where there's never a boast or brag. But should auld acquaintance be forgot, Keep your eye on the grand old flag.”

Source : "Song: You're a Grand Old Flag". 1906.
“I'm kind of a one-note at a time, one finger keyboard player.”
“There are two types of teachers. Those who tell you what you want to hear and those who tell you what you don't want to hear.”
“Eating when you're not hungry and taking in that amount of food is exhausting.”

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