"Presumably there is indeed no purpose in the ultimate fate of the cosmos, but do any of us really tie our life's hopes to the ultimate fate of the cosmos anyway? Of course we don't; not if we are sane. Our lives are ruled by all sorts of closer, warmer, human ambitions and perceptions."

-- Richard Dawkins

#Ambition Quotes #Fate Quotes #Ties Quotes

“I caught on fire twice on the stage, but I was promptly put out. It was just my leg”
“Activity proneness in the service of an ideology ... leads the individual into an irreversible series of commitments from which is forged an identity to which the individual inevitably becomes strongly attached psychologically.”
“The only zen thoughts you can find on a mountain summit are those you brought yourself.”
“Icelanders are grateful to meet foreigners who have heard of their country. And even more grateful to hear someone say it deserves better.”

Source : Halldór Laxness (2003). “Iceland's Bell”, Vintage
“I do love the beginning of the summer hols,' said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.' 'They go so nice and slowly at first,' said Anne, his little sister. 'Then they start to gallop.”

Source : "Five Go Off in a Caravan". Book by Enid Blyton, www.theguardian.com. 1946.
“The moons of Uranus seem to have got a twist.”

Source : Robert Stawell Ball (2010). “Star-Land: Being Talks with Young People about the Wonders of the Heavens”, p.227, Cambridge University Press
“The difference between good design and great design is INTELLIGENCE”
“When my son, James, was doing homework for school, he would have five or six windows open on his computer, Instant Messenger was flashing continuously, his cell phone was constantly ringing, and he was downloading music and watching the TV over his shoulder. I donâ€™t know if he was doing any homework, but he was running an empire as far as I could see, so I didnâ€™t really care.”

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