"We are so far from knowing all the forces of nature and their various modes of action that it would be unworthy of the philosopher to deny phenomena simply because they are inexplicable at the present state of our knowledge. The more difficult it is to acknowledge their existence, the greater the care with which we must study these phenomena."

-- Pierre-Simon Laplace

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“My constant focus is on being better. Should I be doing multimedia video production? Or seminars on the Internet? How can I do what I'm already doing in a more forceful way?”
“[The camera] may be said to make a picture of whatever it sees, the object glass is the eye of the instrument - the sensitive paper may be compared to the retina.”

Source : William Henry Fox Talbot (1992). “Henry Fox Talbot: Selected Texts and Bibliography”
“The tiniest criticism or put-down soaks into me and lies in my heart like a stone. Sometimes that spurs me on to work harder, but sometimes it just fills me up with sadness.”

Source : Cathy Cassidy (2012). “Chocolate Box Girls: Summer's Dream”, p.40, Penguin UK
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.”

Source : Mary Anne Radmacher (2010). “Live with Intention: Rediscovering What We Deeply Know”, p.2, Conari Press
“People get tired of the same old sound. They want something new.”

Source : Interview with Tom Breihan, pitchfork.com. November 27, 2005.
“I think that the main issue with inequality is not the gap between the rich and the poor. It is the gap between the earnings of top business leaders and the salaries of academics and journalists.”
“I don't think it's realistic for someone to have an undying loyalty to everything you ever make.”

Source : Source: www.vanityfair.com
“Death is very, very terminal.”

Source : "National Business Review", (p. 10), May 1, 1987.

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