"'Tis certain that our senses are extremely disproportioned for comprehending the whole compass and latitude of things."

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John Wilkins

#Science Quotes #Compass Quotes #Certain Quotes

“be mindful of the prayers you send pray hard but pray with care for the tears you are crying now are just your answered prayers letters of light we scale merrily, move mysteriously around so that when you think you're climbing up, man, in fact you're climbing down”
“Well there's floodin' down in Texas. All of the telephone lines are down. Well, I've been tryin' to call my baby, Lord, and I can't get a single sound.”
“The question is not whether a picture is good, in some formal, technical sense, but, does it mean what I need it to mean? Writers can edit sentences that may be well-crafted but that don't express an intended thought. But in photography, there are no revisions: A photograph is in or it's out, and the photographer must live with the consequences of his or her choices.”
“Poetry is sentimental to begin with. To write a sentimental poem is an act of redundancy.”
“My thoughts are crowded with death and it draws so oddly on the sexual that I am confused to be attracted by, in effect, my own annihilation.”

Source : "In Time Of Plague". Poem by Thom Gunn, www.theguardian.com. 1992.
“The mark of an honest man... is that he means what he says and knows what he means.”
“The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.”
“My best feature is unfortunately a private matter, although I'm told it is spectacular. But you can't really walk it down the red carpet. What can I say?”

Source : "Kate Beckinsale Loves Her Lady Parts". Allure Magazine, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 28, 2008.

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