"The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble."

-- Blaise Pascal

#Nature Quotes #Motivation Quotes #Ocean Quotes

“Adventures are funny things. Many are merely happy accidentsâ€”a single spark that ignites an unexpected chain of events. But some adventures are meant for you and you alone. And whether you want them or not, they seek you out of a great crowd and take you somewhere you never thought youâ€™d go. Often, these unlooked for adventures require a sacrifice too great to imagine.”

Source : Wayne Thomas Batson (2006). “The Final Storm”, p.16, Thomas Nelson Inc
“The separation of state and church must be complemented by the separation of state and science, that most recent, most aggressive, and most dogmatic religious institution.”

Source : Paul Feyerabend (1975). “Against method: outline of an anarchistic theory of knowledge”, Verso
“The instinct to worship is hardly less strong than the instinct to eat.”
“There is only one important resource which has shown a trend of increasing scarcity rather than increasing abundance. That resource is the most important of allâ€”human beings. . . . [An] increase in the price of peoplesâ€™ services is a clear indication that people are becoming more scarce even though there are more of us.”
“A smile is just such an amazing thing. And to think that some of those people can now smile because they can see you, that gives me that sort of charge, energy... that's what powers up my batteries. That's the joy that I have and that keeps me going. That's my rocket fuel, I suppose.”
“The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without which human society would stand still or retrogress. It's coexistence or no existence.”
“If I do manage to come up with a scheme [to naming], however, I stick to it, which is why my cats are named after gods-Loki and Athena, who are, respectively, absolutely straightforward and affectionate, and dumber than dirt. I learned my lesson. I will name my next cat 'Satan' or 'Marduk' or something, thereby ensuring a kind, gentle beast who treats my upholstery like a shrine.”
“Spaying is a compromise in terms of reverence for life, but perhaps a necessary one in a society which kills millions of dogs and cats a year in "animal shelters".”

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