"You know what they say the modern version of Pascal's Wager is? Sucking up to as many Transhumanists as possible, just in case one of them turns into God."

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Source : Greg Egan (2009). “Crystal Nights and Other Stories”, Subterranean

Greg Egan

#Wagers Quotes #Pascal Quotes #Modern Quotes

“Every city has a Donald Trump; ours is just the Trumpiest.”
“Every day I ran to that book like it was a bottle of whiskey and crawled inside because it was a world that I had at least some control over, and slowly, in time, it began to take shape.”
“Lessons, however, that enter the soul against its will never grow roots and will never be preserved inside it.”
“Having everything your way is highly overrated.”
“I used to have all these plans and think â€œAh, I have my whole life figured outâ€, but then I realized no matter how much I plan: life happens! So I find myself living day to day trying to do my best, embracing every moment as a learning opportunity and chance to get to know myself a little more.”
“His students were hardly in a position to tell him when he was getting windy, and he had recently noticed, as most professors did after a while, that his lectures mysteriously seemed to be getting longer with time.”

Source : Aaron Elkins (2014). “Dead Men's Hearts”, p.51, Open Road Media
“Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.”

Source : Roy Lichtenstein, John Caplans (1968). “Roy Lichtenstein: Exhibition 6 Jan.-4 Feb. 1968, Tate Gallery, London ...”
“When you look at a commodities market you need hedgers and speculators. If you don't have one, you don't have a market. That's how it works.”

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