"Speculation has been singularly fruitful as to what these markings on our next to nearest neighbor in space may mean. Each astronomer holds a different pet theory on the subject, and pooh-poohs those of all the others. Nevertheless, the most self-evident explanation from the markings themselves is probably the true one; namely, that in them we are looking upon the result of the work of some sort of intelligent beings. . . . The amazing blue network on Mars hints that one planet besides our own is actually inhabited now."

-- Percival Lowell

#Mean Quotes #Intelligent Quotes #Self Quotes

“All models are wrong, and increasingly you can succeed without them.”

Source : "The End Of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes The Scientific Method Obsolete" by Chris Anderson, www.wired.com. June 23, 2008.
“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”

Source : "Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today's Complex World". Book by Leo Parvis, p. 54, 2010.
“The hour arrives, the moment wish'd and fear'd, The child is born by many a pang endear'd And now the mother's ear has caught his cry; O grant the cherub to her asking eye! He comes--she clasps him. To her bosom press'd He drinks the balm of life, and drops to rest.”
“I donâ€™t know how you look at the inside of your head â€” what metaphor you choose â€” but for those of us with endless yawning stretches of interior and nothing but nothing to stop us from getting lost in it, drugs can be wonderfully helpful.”
“Intense love is often akin to intense suffering.”

Source : Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Frances Smith Foster (1990). “A Brighter Coming Day: A Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Reader”, p.109, Feminist Press at CUNY
“Music is love searching for a word.”
“As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think that you can stand up for them.”
“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”

You may also like: