"People think of science as rolling back the mystery of God. I look at science as slowly creeping toward the mystery of God."

“Almost everyone working in mainstream comics started off as a starry-eyed kid reading and loving comics. We're all fans, and that's great. But when we start working on company-owned comics professionally, we have to think like storytellers instead of fans. Editors aren't looking to hire the biggest fans of the characters. They're looking to hire the best creators with the best ideas.”

“Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.”

“I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.'”

“This life is slow suicide, unless you read.”

Source : Herman Wouk (1980). “The Caine mutiny”, Pocket

“I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.”

“We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full.”

“As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. And my own passion was that I wanted to be a film director. I realized that being an astronaut was not going to be an option, so I said, "Well, I'm going to be a director and do films in space."”

Source : "Comic-Con: Sandra Bullock and Director Alfonso Cuarón Talk GRAVITY, the Long Takes, 3D, Pranks on Set, Preparing for the Role, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 23, 2013.

“Many of us would like the world to change, but we don't want to endure the trouble of helping make it happen.”

Source : Arnold Mindell “Sitting In The Fire: Large Group Transformation Using Conflict And Diversity”, Deep Democracy Exchange