"There was no "before" the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no time."

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Source : John D. Barrow (1999). “Between Inner Space and Outer Space: Essays on Science, Art, and Philosophy”, Oxford University Press, USA

John D. Barrow

#Once Upon A Time Quotes #Universe Quotes

“Bigotry is chronic dogmatism.”
“We should always keep an open mind about any new phenomenon in nature. To merely say that's impossible, therefore it doesn't exist, is to commit a serious error. A much better approach would be to say That's quite unlikely, but show me the evidence you have that says that it may be so. It would be the height of arrogance to think that man knows everything possible about the Universe or the Earth. There are many things yet to be discovered, and that is why we have scientific research (or any kind of research). That should be the rationalist's approach to parapsychology and the occult.”
“Contradictions of perspective. Contrasts of light. Contrasts of form. Points of view impossible to achieve in drawing and painting. Foreshortenings with a strong distortion of the objects, with a crude handling of matter. Moments altogether new, never seen before compositions whose boldness outstrips the imagination of painters Then the creation of those instants which do not exist, contrived by means of photomontage. The negative transmits altogether new stimuli to the sentient mind and eye.”
“I justâ€”we were talking, and we fell asleep. I swear, we didnâ€™t, umâ€”â€™â€™ â€˜â€˜Yeah, youâ€™d better not have ummed.”
“I find it hard to relax. I live in New York.”
“The more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things.”
“Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it.”

Source : "Fictional character: Russell Ziskey". "Stripes", www.imdb.com. 1981.
“For a long time I've lived with the inadequacy of that frame to tell everything I knew, and I think a lot about what is outside of the frame.”

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