"If humans fight the last war, nature fights the next one."

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#War Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.”
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
“It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing.”

Source : E. Nesbit (2013). “Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit”, p.503, Delphi Classics
“I am insecure. Everyone's insecure.”
“You know, its really strange now with the Internet, with everyone having an unsolicited, anonymous opinion.”
“I mean if politics was my main motivation I would be doing politics. But I'm a filmmaker.”
“The magic of myth and legend has come true in our time. One types the correct incantation on a keyboard, and a display screen comes to life, showing things that never were nor could be.... The computer resembles the magic of legend in this respect, too. If one character, one pause, of the incantation is not strictly in proper form, the magic doesn't work. Human beings are not accustomed to being perfect, and few areas of human activity demand it. Adjusting to the requirement for perfection is, I think, the most difficult part of learning to program.”
“if a real God were actually so vain as to constantly demand worship, then he would not be worth it.”

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