"But, when tales of the cosmos are told, this period of ours may always be recalled as that in which men first came to realise what a violent universe we inhabit."

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Source : "Violent Universe". Book by Nigel Calder (Closing words, p. 154), 1969.

Nigel Calder

#Men Quotes #May Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“A man likes to sleep with a brainy girl. Sheâ€™s a challenge. If he makes good with her, he figures he must be good himself.”
“I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.”
“To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to our manners, and removes all awkwardness.”
“But innovation is more than a new method. It is a new view of the universe, as one of risk rather than of chance or of certainty. It is a new view of man's role in the universe; he creates order by taking risks. And this means that innovation, rather than being an assertion of human power, is an acceptance of human responsibility.”
“Disobedience is the vehicle of progress.”

Source : Twitter post from Jun 15, 2015
“About Antrax by Terry Brooks: I wonder if he's planning a book called SRS? Or F'lu?”
“I wanted out of my pain and that silliness, but I wanted an easy out. That's before realizing that there is no easy out. Before accepting that you just have to do the work.”
“At the end of the day it's not a weight contest, it's a visual contest. And it doesn't matter what you say you weigh, if you don't look that big then you don't look that big.”

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