"There is no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end."

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Source : James Hutton (1788*). “Theory of the earth; or an investigation of the laws observable in the composition, dissolution and restoration of land upon the globe. (From. the Trans., Roy. soc. of Edinb.).”, p.96

James Hutton

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Inspirational Life Quotes

“Afterwards, in bed with a book, the spell of television feels remote compared to the journey into the page. To be in a book. To slip into the crease where two pages meet, to live in the place where your eyes alight upon the words to ignite a world of smoke and peril, colour and serene delight. That is a journey no one can end with the change of a channel. Enduring magic.”

Source : Ann-Marie Macdonald (2011). “The Way the Crow Flies”, p.123, Vintage Canada
“In politics, one can learn some things from cycling, such as how to have character and courage. Sometimes in politics there isn't enough of those things.”
“An nice lady in the back...asked what I thought about how we begin to move forward. I think it is up to each individual, which then moves to your family, which moves to your community. Each person, in their own life, let your life be a light for peace, for justice, for all that is good. Just let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.”
“Hardly anyone in the world is an American”
“Equilibrium is the profoundest tendency of all human activity.”
“The book of Nature is that which the physician must read; and to do so he must walk over the leaves.”
“If you already know what recursion is, just remember the answer. Otherwise, find someone who is standing closer to Douglas Hofstadter than you are; then ask him or her what recursion is.”
“In learning the art of storytelling by animation, I have discovered that language has an anatomy.”

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