"Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer."

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Fred Brooks

#Comfort Quotes #Arbitrary Quotes #Amusing Quotes

“The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.”
“I always looked really young. I matured pretty late.”
“I guess it was the first time I really thought about leaving. I don't just mean Iron Maiden, I mean quitting music altogether. I just thought, 'Nothing is worth feeling like this for.' I began to feel like I was a piece of machinery, like I was part of the lighting rig.”
“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.”

Source : David A. Durfee, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler) (1970). “William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841: John Tyler, 1790-1862; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns
“...the memory of a particular image is but regret for a particular moment..”
“The basis for the ethics of the Sermon on the Mount is not what works, but rather who God is.”
“Because I'm little, I think the audience likes me.”
“Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong”

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