"Progress imposes not only new possibilities for the future but new restrictions. It seems almost as if progress itself and our fight against the increase of entropy intrinsically must end in the downhill path from which we are trying to escape."

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Norbert Wiener

#Fighting Quotes #Progress Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Independently of its misdeeds, the mere power, - the bare existence of such a power, - is a thing irreconcilable with the nature and spirit of our institutions.”
“Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work.”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.3, Image Continuum Press
“There they stand, the innumerable stars, shining in order like a living hymn, written in light.”
“Religion is not about accepting twenty impossible propositions before breakfast, but about doing things that change you. It is a moral aesthetic, an ethical alchemy. If you behave in a certain way, you will be transformed. The myths and laws of religion are not true because they they conform to some metaphysical, scientific or historical reality but because they are life enhancing. They tell you how human nature functions, but you will not discover their truth unless you apply these myths and doctrines to your own life and put them into practice.”
“Who says I am not under the special protection of God?”
“I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you're everything that exists; the reality of everything.”

Source : Virginia Woolf (2016). “Night and Day”, p.254, Virginia Woolf
“Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea, I remember the night, when we walked in the sands of Waikiki and I held you oh so tight.”

Source : Song: Travelin' Man
“Keeping one's guests supplied with liquor is the first law of hospitality.”

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