"The one thing we do not know is the limit of the knowable."

-- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#Knowledge Quotes #Limits Quotes

“Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and others - are household names.”

Source : "The Road to an Effective Innovation Diplomacy" by Robert Hormats, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 20, 2013.
“Hollywood is full of guys who say one thing, and then do another.”

Source : "Brendan Fehr Talks THE NIGHT SHIFT, Research for the Role, ROSWELL 15th Anniversary, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 6, 2014.
“In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.”
“It's exciting to think that something I'm involved in is touching so many people in so many cultures.”
“Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.”
“In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.”
“David Bowie is kind of the pioneer of glam rock. Not just for music, but just his overall, how he incorporates fashion and other arts into music. And he does a really amazing job about being fearless and that kind of stuff.”
“The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: even the simplest food is a gift.”

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