"What a thing it is to sit absolutely alone, in the forest, at night, cherished by this wonderful, unintelligible, perfectly innocent speech, the most comforting speech in the world, the talk that rain makes by itself all over the ridges, and the talk of the watercourses everywhere in the hollows! Nobody started it, nobody is going to stop it. It will talk as long as it wants this rain. As long as it talks I am going to listen."

-- Thomas Merton

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“Reduction is at the heart of progress in science.”

Source : Jon Elster (1989). “Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences”, p.74, Cambridge University Press
“Larry Schwarm's photographs of fire on the prairie are so compelling that I cannot imagine any later photographer trying to do better. His pictures convince us that seemingly far away events are close by, relevant to any serious person's life.”
“Protect the downside. Worry about the margin of safety.”
“You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!”

Source : "Aly Raisman's Tips For Going After What You Want" by Macey Hall, www.seventeen.com. May 23, 2013.
“I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.”

Source : Interview with Jeff Otto, www.ign.com. December 4, 2003.
“Acquire and store a reserve of food and supplies that will sustain life. ... As long as I can remember, we have been taught to prepare for the future and to obtain a years supply of necessities. I would guess that the years of plenty have almost universally caused us to set aside this counsel. I believe the time to disregard this counsel is over. With events in the world today, it must be considered with all seriousness.”
“Friends are just enemies who don't have enough guts to kill you....”
“Because I couldn't go for three.”

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