"Solaristics, wrote Muntius, is a substitute for religion in the space age. It is faith wrapped in the cloak of science; contact, the goal for which we are striving, is as vague and obscure as communion with the saints or the coming of the Messiah."

-- Stanislaw Lem

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“All the money was spent for the 'Concept Plan' document, which made reasonable recommendations for developments. Now that's kind of being forgotten. That's why I think the public trust is being betrayed.”
“God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life.”
“Everyone knew in the 1950s why a girl from a nice family left home. The meaning of her theft of herself from her parents was clear to all - as well as what she'd be up to in that room of her own.”

Source : Joyce Johnson (1999). “Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir”, p.86, Penguin
“I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.”

Source : 1972 Interview in The Paris Review, winter issue.
“Some people think a martial artist has to be tough against everybody - that's not true at all. A martial artist has to be strong against bad people. But we must also be able to know and understand the feelings, moods and mentalities of good and bad individuals before we can comprehend when to be strong and when to be gentle.”
“If you have been touched by the success fairy, people think you know why. People think success breeds enlightenment and you are duty-bound to spread around like manure. Fertilize those young minds!”
“I like to dream, but I like to make things happen.”

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