"I think the humanities always have to take science, our great knowledge that we get from science, into account, but then try to answer the human questions and try to make sense out of our lives, taking into account all of the scientific knowledge."

-- Rebecca Goldstein

#Thinking Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant”
“Remember to dream big, think long-term, underachieve on a daily basis, and take baby steps. That is the key to long-term success.”
“I really like being able to laugh at my own jokes.”
“There were many books in my parents' home. I'm from a family of five children and we were all readers. And so by the time I left home, I had already read many books, and I was very interested in reading more. That was when I started to have the desire to write. But it wasn't like a divine apparition with angels and seraphins on high. Not for me, at least.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“With mental illness the trick is to not take your feelings so seriously; youâ€™re zooming in and zooming away from things that go from being too important to being not important at all.”

Source : Mark Vonnegut, M.D. (2010). “Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir”, p.124, Delacorte Press
“After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.”
“In Hollywood, you feel a responsibility to look less disheveled than you are. But I'm a mom, and I'm not good at putting time into prepping.”
“Try to imagine what it will be like to go to sleep and never wake up... now try to imagine what it was like to wake up having never gone to sleep.”

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