"[Animals] do not so much act as be put into action, and that objects make an impression on their senses such that it is necessary for them to follow it just as it is necessary for the wheels of a clock to follow the weights and the spring that pulls them."

-- Marin Mersenne

#Spring Quotes #Animal Quotes #Weight Quotes

“The 4th of July combines the two things Americans love most in one day: alcohol and explosives.”
“One of the unique aspects of rowing is that novices strive to perfect the same motions as Olympic contenders. Few other sports can make this claim. In figure skating, for instance, the novice practices only simple moves. After years of training, the skater then proceeds to the jumps and spins that make up an elite skater's program. But the novice rower, from day one, strives to duplicate a motion that he'll still be doing on the day of the Olympic finals.”
“I'm really sort of cautious about being too didactic. To me there are writers that can do that, but I think they drown in that after a while. I do think the job of a writer is to raise questions and nobody likes the questions being asked.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“It is not possible to think of a way of screening out effectively the most appropriate embryos, and hence, what we should expect would be late abortions -- either occurring spontaneously or being induced deliberately in the second or third trimester of pregnancy -- in order to prevent the birth of abnormal children.”

Source : "Scientists blast human cloning plans". www.cnn.com. August 8, 2001.
“The Transformation of the World is lavishly reinforced with critical apparatus (that, too, must have been a labor of Hercules to translate--I honestly never expected to see this book in English), but by far its greatest attraction is the intelligence and more important the wisdom of its author. It's a towering achievement no serious reader should miss.”
“And the seventh rule is if this is your first night at fight club, you have to fight.”
“I'm a hypercompetitive individual.”
“I don't reflect much, unless I'm talking to the media. I have more of a 'Forward, march!' kind of attitude.”

Source : Interview with Leonard Pierce, www.avclub.com. December 8, 2009.

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