"The essential fact is that all the pictures which science now draws of nature, and which alone seem capable of according with observational facts, are mathematical pictures."

-- James Jeans

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“This, she thought, isnâ€™t just for today. Itâ€™s for everything. For the heartache that still felt like a punch in the gut each time it struck, fresh as new, at unpredictable moments; for the smiling lies and the mental images she couldnâ€™t shake; for the shame of having been so naive. For the way loneliness is worse when you return to it after a reprieveâ€”like the soulâ€™s version of putting on a wet bathing suit, clammy and miserable.”
“Being seventy has its advantages. I was outspoken before, but now what have I got to keep quiet about?”
“I canâ€™t really trip about people not knowing, I guess in due time, all in God speed. But some amazing music I have is from artists that people really donâ€™t know. Itâ€™s like, some things are really a gift, and if thatâ€™s not meant to be, hey I can live with that.”
“Growing up in Hollywood, like I did, I have a passion and a love for the movies, so I go to the cinema all the time.”
“I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.”
“Let people realize clearly that every time they threaten someone or humiliate or unnecessarily hurt or dominate or reject another human being, they become forces for the creation of psychopathology, even if these be small forces. Let them recognize that every person who is kind, helpful, decent, psychologically democratic, affectionate, and warm, is a psychotheraputic force, even though a small one.”
“But I know I would not go out. I had taken this time to fall in love instead â€” in love with the sort of helplessness I had not felt in death â€” the helplessness of being alive, the dark bright pity of being human â€” feeling as you went, groping in corners and opening your arms to light - all of it part of navigating the unknown.”
“Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. You will be certain to find something you have never seen before. Of course it will be a little thing, but do not ignore it. One discovery will lead to another, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind, and really big discoveries are the result of thought.”

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