"At no period of [Michael Faraday's] unmatched career was he interested in utility. He was absorbed in disentangling the riddles of the universe, at first chemical riddles, in later periods, physical riddles. As far as he cared, the question of utility was never raised. Any suspicion of utility would have restricted his restless curiosity. In the end, utility resulted, but it was never a criterion to which his ceaseless experimentation could be subjected."

-- Abraham Flexner

#Careers Quotes #Curiosity Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“The world is run by those who show up.”

Source : Philadelphia University Commencement Speech, steveblank.com. May 15, 2011.
“My dream was to eventually make movies. To be part of the fairy tales, stories and novels I loved reading so much growing up.”
“His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship.”
“In addition to their 'do no evil' motto, Googlers have always been guided by another, much less explicit philosophy: 'computational arrogance.'”
“The problem is not in the food... The problem lies in the mind. It lies in our lack of awareness of the messages coming in from our body... Mindful eating helps us learn to hear what our body is telling us about hunger and satisfaction. It helps us become aware of who in the body/heart/ mind complex is hungry, and how and what is best to nourish it.”
“Yes, it's tough, but not as tough as doing comedy.”
“And though I remember her name I cannot recall her face. All things pass.”

Source : John Christopher (2015). “The Sword of the Spirits”, p.109, Simon and Schuster
“What does it mean, being a woman?”

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