"Quite possibly, the purpose of the universe is to provide a congenial home for self-conscious creatures who can ask profound questions and who can probe the nature of the universe itself."

-- Owen Gingerich

#Home Quotes #Self Quotes #Profound Quotes

“All workers want is a fair shake.”

Source : "Corporate America: 'Have You No Sense of Decency?'" by James P. Hoffa, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 21, 2013.
“I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.”
“We all know a variety of ways to make a living. What's even more fascinating is figuring out ways to make a fortune.”
“A person may look strong on the outside, but may need another's emotional support.”
“They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.”
“Our search for certainty rests in our attempts at understanding the history of all individual selves and all civilizations. Beyond that, there is only awe.”
“I don’t have a problem with recognition ... It’s very, very rarely about who I am, it’s always, ‘I love your work.’ ... It’s always in relation to my work, which I think is a really lucky thing to have happen as opposed to, ‘Oh, you’re a famous personality’.”

Source : "Free Software as a Social Movement". ZNet Article, zcomm.org. December 18, 2005.
“It's very difficult for me to travel now without music just because I'm so spoiled. It's a huge luxury to go and play your music for all these people around the world and having come up to you in a special way - they really want to show your their city, or really want to show you where they are from. If you are just traveling, you don't get that same welcome.”

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