"A universe without purpose should neither depress us nor suggest that our lives are purposeless. Through an awe-inspiring cosmic history we find ourselves on this remote planet in a remote corner of the universe, endowed with intelligence and self-awareness. We should not despair, but should humbly rejoice in making the most of these gifts, and celebrate our brief moment in the sun."

-- Lawrence M. Krauss

#Depressing Quotes #Self Quotes #Despair Quotes

“So how do people listen to music? How do the broad masses listen to it? Apparently they have to be able to cling to pictures and 'moods' of some kind. If they can't imagine a green field, a blue sky or something of the sort, then they are out of their depth.”

Source : Anton Webern (1975). “The path to the new music”, European Amer Music Dist Corp
“Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.”

Source : John J. Mearsheimer (2003). “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)”, p.388, W. W. Norton & Company
“The Americans provide still more advanced military assets and equipment; the Europeans are lagging behind. And eventually it will be difficult to co-operate even if you had the political will to co-operate because of the technological gap.”

Source : "Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen warns of 'two-tier' force" by Julian Borger, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2011.
“The instability in the region is not a result of Israel and the Palestinians. That was never the cause of this instability. Instead, the disfunctionality of many of these societies that have failed to modernize.”
“Is it not easy to conceive the World in your Mind? To think the Heavens fair? The Sun Glorious? The Earth fruitful? The Air Pleasant? The Sea Profitable? And the Giver bountiful? Yet these are the things which it is difficult to retain. For could we always be sensible of their use and value, we should be always delighted with their wealth and glory.”

Source : Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.7, Cosimo, Inc.
“I felt like it was a sense of duty for me to give these women a voice.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“We don't communicate in full sentences anyway. We don't need all those words.”
“They say opposites attract, which is possibly why I am very much attracted to Nicholas Parsons.”

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