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Pierre-Simon Laplace

"Without any doubt, the regularity which astronomy shows us in the movements of the comets takes place in all phenomena. The trajectory of a simple molecule of air or vapour is regulated in a manner as certain as that of the planetary orbits; the only difference between them is that which is contributed by our ignorance. Probability is relative in part to this ignorance, and in part to our knowledge."

Source : Pierre-Simon Laplace (2012). “Pierre-Simon Laplace Philosophical Essay on Probabilities: Translated from the fifth French edition of 1825 With Notes by the Translator”, p.3, Springer Science & Business Media

Pierre-Simon Laplace

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“We live in an era where each of us has a massive catalog of film and television available through the internet at the swipe of a finger. To get folks out of their homes for a piece of art or entertainment, I think you need to offer something they can't get on Netflix or Amazon.”
“Nobody thinks that there were never mechanical horses in the world. Everybody knows that there aren't really golems.”
“We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.”
“If you watched companies such as Sony and Samsung grow, they focused first on features and then on industrial design, which made their products look and feel better.”
“Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores - it's called partnership.”
“I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes.”
“I went to New York for Fashion Week and girls showed up waiting to see me. It's funny because there's a group of girls who I actually recognize because they always show up. It's nice and I'm like, 'Hi girls! I recognize your faces!' It's just like a feel-good experience.”

Source : "Katie Cassidy's Most Confident Moments" by Jamie Primeau, www.seventeen.com. February 27, 2013.
“I guess art is in the eye of the beholder.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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