"Physics filled me with awe, put me in touch with a sense of original causes. Physics brought me closer to God. That feeling stayed with me throughout my years in science. Whenever one of my students came to me with a scientific project, I asked only one question, 'Will it bring you nearer to God?'"

-- Isidor Isaac Rabi

#Years Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Atheism Quotes

“I used to think about giving my life up for things, but I didn't understand what 'giving your life' really was until it was right there, about to be taken from me”
“A lot of what we're doing here deals with perception rather than truth. Many would argue that reality depends more on the former than the latter.”

Source : Carrie Vaughn (2010). “Kitty's House of Horrors”, p.103, Hachette UK
“We may say that feelings have two kinds of intensity. One is the intensity of the feeling itself, by which loud sounds are distinguished from faint ones, luminous colors from dark ones, highly chromatic colors from almost neutral tints, etc. The other is the intensity of consciousness that lays hold of the feeling, which makes the ticking of a watch actually heard infinitely more vivid than a cannon shot remembered to have been heard a few minutes ago.”
“But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”

Source : In Plutarch 'Parallel Lives' 'Alexander' ch. 14, sect. 3
“I love the auditioning process. I love working with the technical guys. I absolutely love the editing room. That was completely fascinating to me, working with an editor in crafting the thing into something you had in your head.”
“The purpose of labor is to learn; when you know it, the labor is over.”
“If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.”

Source : "Readers recommend: songs about mountains" by Peter Kimpton, www.theguardian.com. December 17, 2015.
“Be content with nothing less than perfection.”

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