"For us scientists, on the other wing, life is not quite so simple. Because we learn the unknown. Unlike, hah-hah, our esteemed friends the philosophers, who learn the unknowable."

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Source : Ken MacLeod (2012). “Learning The World: A novel of first contact”, p.48, Hachette UK

Ken MacLeod

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“A regret I have was never being able to interview George Harrison. I just loved him but I never had a chance to interview him.”
“I can say that I don't see myself with the foot on the gas pedal as hard as it's been down for 16 years.”
“Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop you.”
“At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine... don't get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it's not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.”
“As nothing is more easy than to think, so nothing is more difficult than to think well.”

Source : Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.6, Cosimo, Inc.
“We who are born from above testify to the change that God has wrought in our hearts. Perhaps the best time for you to tell someone what has taken place in your life is when that person comes to you and says, 'What has happened to you? I have known you before and after. You are different, Tell me about it.' This is the best opportunity to tell someone about Christ. If they don't see a difference, all the talking in the world is meaningless.”
“When you read a great book, you donâ€™t escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. There may be a superficial escape â€“ into different countries, mores, speech patterns â€“ but what you are essentially doing is furthering your understanding of lifeâ€™s subtleties, paradoxes, joys, pains and truths. Reading and life are not separate but symbiotic.”

Source : "Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile". www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.
“I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough to go to the games, but, still, it was a blast.”

Source : "'Glee': Dot-Marie Jones talks the never-been-kissed Coach Beiste". Interview with Tim Stack, www.ew.com. November 10, 2010.

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