"It would be as useless to perceive how things 'actually look' as it would be to watch the random dots on untuned television screens."

-- Marvin Minsky

#Science Quotes #Looks Quotes #Television Quotes

“Unlike Hegel's progress model of history, which moves by stages, each containing its own logic of growth and decline, the economic model develops as the simple function of one money-variable over time, with a long-term trend which increases monotonically.”
“Unlike the marks of a painting, the photo seems to organize its 'opinions' in relation to the world; even when the photographs have clearly been manipulated, the 'opinions' seem to have all the more force, with the suggested 'participation of the world' articulating that 'opinion' as a difference.”
“An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.”
“The good teams, the dominant teams, aren't necessarily dominant in stadiums, but they are dominant largely in moments, when they do what's required to get out of stadiums with victories.”
“He finally understood that God's presence was everywhere, at all times, and was experienced by everyone at one time or another.”
“The indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will lead to the destruction of nations.”

Source : Robert S. McNamara (1992). “The Changing Nature of Global Security and Its Impact on South Asia”
“Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years. He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew.”

Source : "'Dallas' legend Larry Hagman dead at 81". www.foxnews.com. November 23, 2012.
“When you let go of the belief that you should or need to know who you are, what happens to confusion? Suddenly it is gone. When you fully accept that you don't know, you actually enter a state of peace and clarity that is closer to who you truly are than thought could ever be. Defining yourself through thought is limiting yourself.”

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