"The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin."

-- Thomas Huxley

#Science Quotes #Sin Quotes #Blind Quotes

“Next door, there's an old man who lived to his nineties and one day passed away in his sleep. And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days and passed away. I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong.”
“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil held a wishbone between them. And its snap split the world in two.”
“I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me.”
“When you embrace the uncertain, life opens up unusual new paths. Seeds sown way back bloom as flowers, in ways one can never fathom.”

Source : Subroto Bagchi (2008). “Go Kiss World”, p.111, Penguin UK
“The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is God's love and the love of God.”
“The point is not that [Bob] Dylan doesn't need a Nobel to attest to how good he is (although he doesn't.) It's that pop music, pop music of any kind, doesn't need the Nobel committee to damn it with the faint praise of such an award to its sole chosen representative.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“Being different is awesome! All of those who are different are more interesting than those who are clamoring for acceptance because they follow the path.”
“The history of science shows that the progress of science has constantly been hampered by the tyrannical influence of certain conceptions that finally came to be considered as dogma. For this reason, it is proper to submit periodically to a very searching examination, principles that we have come to assume without any more discussion.”

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