"Thus, the distance between any two galaxies increases in time, creating the illusion of mechanical motion. But in reality, galaxies just sit there, contemplating the spectacle of the universe creating more and more space in between them."

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Source : João Magueijo (2004). “Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation”, Penguin Group USA

Joao Magueijo

#Distance Quotes #Reality Quotes #Two Quotes

“When we got to the part where we had to improvise an argument in a poetic language, I got cold feet. "I can't do this," I said. "I don't know what to say." "Say anything," he said. "You can't make a mistake when you improvise." "What if I mess it up? What if I screw up the rhythm?" "You can't," he said. "It's like drumming. If you miss a beat, you create another." In this simple exchange, Sam taught me the secret of improvisation, one that I have accessed my whole life.”
“I come from a long line of generations!”
“Suddenly, as though in a dream, this apparition, this double apparition, approached me. The two most beautiful people in the world were floating toward me, smiling. It was as if they were angelic visitors. I thought to myself, 'If there is anything I can do to keep them as beautiful as they are, I will do it.'”
“When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“That cyclone in Burma? That was just me doing the dance to that annoying ***** song...”
“I had Micah Richards as a player at 16 and he was a man then. What is he now? A bigger man, probably”
“Elijah Wood is interested in people, in life and in music.”
“So the dream is continually reminding us of the part which our conscious is forgetting. It does not speak with any absolute authority; it simply gives a true picture of a situation which exists in the unconscious. It speaks truth; but not, as some persons believe, the truth. It shows the other side.”

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