"Tiny differences in input could quickly become overwhelming differences in output.... In weather, for example, this translates into what is only half-jokingly known as the Butter- fly Effectâ€”the notion that a butterfly stirring the air today in Peking can transform storm systems next month in New York."

-- James Gleick

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“It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.”
“Muslims have different meanings for the same words that we use. They are so convinced of the "truth" of Islam that they do not perceive Jihad/terrorism, or dhimmitude as violence.”

Source : Source: myislam.dk
“The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.”
“What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.”
“We also need to encourage Americans to become more fiscally responsible themselves. We can do this by redesigning our tax system into an expenditure tax with a single flat rate. ... We have to substantially reduce the size and scope of the federal government, fundamentally increase the role of the states in choosing their own practices, and bring decision-making closer to the people, not to unelected administrators. These steps are crucial to getting our nation on a path of fiscal, political and constitutional responsibility.”
“Never outgrow your imagination.”
“If a woman is into me, it usually takes me awhile to figure that out. She has to hit me over the head with it.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Through love and sincerity continuously beautify your inner life in every way, by daily looking into the mirror of introspection.”

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