"Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society."

-- John Charles Polanyi

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“I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing.”
“Concentration is the creation of the instrument; meditation is the right use of it; contemplation transcends it.”

Source : Christmas Humphreys (2012). “Exploring Buddhism”, p.179, Routledge
“The trio is the biggest sound you can have with the smallest unit.”
“The accidents of life separate us from our dearest friends, but let us not despair. God is like a looking glass in which souls see each other. The more we are united to Him by love, the nearer we are to those who belong to Him.”
“The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.”

Source : Ty Cobb, Al Stump (1961). “My Life in Baseball: The True Record”, p.175, U of Nebraska Press
“I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. Everything we do is to improve it, if it happens in our day; if not, let us transmit to our descendants, together with our slaves, a pity for their unhappy lot and an abhorrence of slavery.”
“It was easier to ask for forgiveness than permission?”
“It is madness. And if you don't know who you are, or if your real self has drifted away from you with the undertow, madness at least gives you an identity. It's the same with self-loathing. You're probably just normal and normal-looking but that's not a real identity, not the way ugliness is. Normality, just accepting that you're probably normal-looking, lacks the force field of self-disgust. If you don't know who you are, madness gives you something to believe in.”

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