"What is striking is these things [patterns in nature, e.g. fish stripes] do look like something that has been crafted. We are conditioned to think that a pattern needs a patterner and so at first glance it seems incredible to us that nature is able to do this, without any sort of blueprint, without any sort of plan. These patterns organise themselves, that is the amazing thing."

-- Philip Ball

#Thinking Quotes #Stripes Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Chess reflects the real world in miniature. Endeavor, struggle, success, and defeat - they are part of each game ever played.”

Source : Bruce Pandolfini (2008). “Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess”, p.9, Simon and Schuster
“I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person.”
“When you have a special gift you donâ€™t realize it because you think everyone else has the same gift.”
“He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to it in a language it understands.”

Source : Susanna Clarke, Portia Rosenberg (2005). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.604, A&C Black
“Life is like a long ride to nowhere in particular.”

Source : Nikki Sixx (2007). “The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star”, p.509, Simon and Schuster
“Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.”
“There's a way of life, there's a way of death. Which way are you on?”
“Wonder what customers really want? Ask. Don't Tell.”

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