"Beloved, let your eyes half close, and your heart beat Over my heart, and your hair fall over my breast, Drowning love's lonely hour in deep twilight of rest...."

-- William Butler Yeats

#Lonely Quotes #Peace Quotes #Fall Quotes

“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”
“You talked to me, but you didnâ€™t. I could see you having these two-sided conversations. The things you wanted to say to me. And the words that actually came out.”
“The world is what you make of it, friend.Â If it doesnâ€™t fit, you make alterations.”
“The evolutionary vision is agnostic in regard to systems in the universe of greater complexity than those of which human beings have clear knowledge.”
“When public policy is directed toward urban spaces, it is directed toward people who sit at the margins.”
“My grandmother was determined that everyone feel a sense of optimism and opportunity. Marc and I want to make sure we're doing that. This period of our lives is not just a tribute to her, it's inspired by her. And it's for when we have our own children â€” I want to help make sure we've got a world I want them to live in.”
“We have to live like people in a web of knives, we mustn't reach out our hands or we get them gashed.”
“Scientists themselves are of surprisingly little help. They find it difficult to talk of what they do because they tend to assume detailed knowledge is required for generalities to be understood. They find it hard to grasp the concept of the meaning of their work, assuming this to be a debate that takes place at a lower level than the specialized discussions with their colleagues. When they do generalize, - or "popularize" as it is usually called with a noticeable degree of contempt - they tend to reveal a startling philosophical naivetÃ©.”

Source : Bryan Appleyard (2004). “Understanding the Present: An Alternative History of Science”, p.18, Tauris Parke Paperbacks

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