"Thus doth the ever-changing course of things Run a perpetual circle, ever turning; And that same day, that highest glory brings, Brings us unto the point of back-returning."

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Source : Samuel Daniel (1855). “Selections from the Poetical Works of Samuel Daniel: With Biographical Introd., Notes, Etc”, p.215

Samuel Daniel

#Running Quotes #Circles Quotes #Glory Quotes

“I have way too much going on, as usual, but fortunately it's all good stuff. I'm not complaining.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I am quite sure that our views on evolution would be very different had biologists studied genetics and natural selection before and not after most of them were convinced that evolution had occurred.”
“Pacifists should stress more and more that it is the rule of law for which they are fighting.”
“History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent. A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one.”
“If we should take a million of worlds like this and number their particles, we should find that there are more Gods than there are particles of matter in those worlds.”
“Is it possible that the creative act is simply the materialization of the future- making the invisible, visible?”
“For all the claims one hears about the liberating impact of the data-net, the truth is that it's wished on most of us a brand-new reason for paranoia.”

Source : John Brunner (2014). “The Shockwave Rider”, p.141, Open Road Media
“I don't think I can play any other way but all out . . . I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.”

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