"It has been said that the question, 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' is so profound that it would occur only to a metaphysician, yet so simple that it would occur only to a child."

--

Source : Jim Holt (2012). “Why Does the World Exist?: One Man's Quest for the Big Answer”, p.4, Profile Books

Jim Holt

#Children Quotes #Simple Quotes #Profound Quotes

“In some cultures they don't name their babies right away. They wait until they see how the child develops. Like in Dances with Wolves. Unfortunately, our kids' names would be less romantic and poetic. "This is my oldest boy, Falls off His Tricycle, his friend, Dribbles His Juice, and my beautiful daughter, Allergic to Nuts.”
“For imitation is natural to man from his infancy. Man differs from other animals particularly in this, that he is imitative, and acquires his rudiments of knowledge in this way; besides, the delight in it is universal.”
“Duct tape. Perfect weapon; so many uses.”
“I count him lost, who is lost to shame.”
“The growth of New England was a result of the aggregate efforts of a busy multitude, each in his narrow circle toiling for himself, to gather competence or wealth. The expansion of New France was the achievement of a gigantic ambition striving to grasp a continent. It was a vain attempt.”

Source : Francis Parkman (1871). “Pioneers of France in the New World”, p.10
“Have nothing to do with coaches. In fact, if you should see one coming, go and hide behind the pavilion until he goes away.”
“No doubt, you've got a parliament now - I mean, Malcolm Turnbull says he'll work with the parliament he's got. He's got a parliament where a majority of the members of parliament want that law to be changed. He's got a parliament where there's a majority in each House who have publicly said they want to have a Royal Commission into banks.”
“Life is brief but love is LONG .”

You may also like:

Andrew Solomon
Writer
Brian Greene
Theoretical Physicist
Charles Seife
Author
David Albert
Author
David Nasaw
Author
Katherine Boo
Journalist
Kevin Powers
Writer
Lawrence M. Krauss
Physicist
Robert Caro
Journalist