"Pattern-finding is the purpose of the mind and the construct of the universe. There are an infinite number of patterns, some of which are known; those still unknown hold the key to unresolved enigmas and paradoxes."

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Source : Eric Maisel (2000). “The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance”, p.223, Penguin

Agnes Denes

#Keys Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I call this the Fundamental Problem of Political Economy. How do we limit the power that idiots have over us? ... [Milton] Friedmans insight is that a market limits the power that others have over us; conversely, limiting the power that others have over us allows us to have markets. Friedman argued that no matter how wise the officials of government may be, market competition does a better job of protecting us from idiots.”
“Keep strong if possible; in any case, keep cool.”
“Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.”

Source : "Interview with Barry Commoner" by Alan Hall, www.scientificamerican.com. June 23, 1997.
“My job isn't about pursuing fame and then becoming an actor. It's about becoming an actor, and if fame follows suit, that's fine.”

Source : Interview with Stax, www.ign.com. October 11, 2006.
“I ought to spend the best hours of the day in communion with God. It is my noblest and most fruitful employment, and is not to be thrust into any corner.”
“The dirt was OK, but once you hit the grass... Wet grass is slippery”
“If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?”
“There's such a freedom about being an artist... You're not accountable - you're this renegade thing.”

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