"Science gives us a powerful vocabulary, and it is impossible to produce a vocabulary with which one can only say nice things."

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John Charles Polanyi

#Powerful Quotes #Nice Quotes #Vocabulary Quotes

“I want it all quickly 'cause I don't want God to stop and think and wonder if I'm getting more than my share.”
“Parents need to listen as much to their kids as they do to them: "The first duty of love is to listen."”
“I know not what you mean by God; the word God is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation.”
“A sudden gust: How big the world seems in a wind.”
“Faithfulness to the moment and to the present circumstance entails continuous surrender.”

Source : Stephen Nachmanovitch (1991). “Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art”, p.21, Penguin
“School is the path, not the point.”
“I don’t need to ring anyone. I said I’m dying. I didn’t say I wanted to live.”
“I don't have a past. I have a continuous present. The past is part of the present, just as the future is. We exist in time.”

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