"Since when do you have to tell the enemy when he has won"

-- Orson Scott Card

“The big discoveries raise questions that make astronomers work feverishly and argue with an agitation that verges on rudeness.”

Source : Nigel Calder (1969). “Violent universe: an eye-witness account of the commotion in astronomy 1968-69”
“We should not allow ourselves to believe that writers like Poe have more imagination than those who are content with describing things as they really are. It is surely easier to invent striking situations in this way than to tread the beaten track which intelligent minds have followed throughout the centuries.”
“Elizabethâ€™s hands flew to her mouth; tears filled her eyes with happiness as she realized he was fulfilling yet another of her and her motherâ€™s intended activities. â€œWhy are you fulfilling all of my motherâ€™s dreams?â€ she asked, studying his face and searching for answers. â€œSo you donâ€™t run away like she did in search of them,â€ he replied, taking her hand. â€œCome on, join in!â€ he said, leaping around.”
“Dance as if no one's watching, love as if it's never going to hurt.”
“Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.”
“I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.”

Source : Curt Flood, Richard Carter (1971). “The way it is”, Trident Press (WA)
“This is the reality of intensive care: at any point, we are as apt to harm as we are to heal.”
“We have a serious problem with incarceration in this country. It's destroying families, it's destroying communities and we're the most incarcerated country in the world, and when you look deeper and look at the reasons we got to this place, we as a society made some choices politically and legislatively, culturally to deal with poverty, deal with mental illness in a certain way and that way usually involves using incarceration.”

Source : "John Legend launches campaign to end mass incarceration". Interview with Mesfin Fekadu, www.msnbc.com. April 14, 2015.

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