"This is what I call the "cosmological problem" of science. Science has the instrumental function that has given us computers and so on, but its cosmological function is to give us a picture of the world we inhabit as human beings, and on that level it's failing a vast number of people."

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Margaret Wertheim

#Giving Quotes #People Quotes #World Quotes

“Dogmatism spreads its roots in the fertile soil of uncertainty.”
“I am not greedy. I do not seek to possess the major portion of your days. I am content if, on those rare occasions whose truth can be stated only by poetry, you will, perhaps, recall an image, even only the aura of my films.”
“Many years after animating Ariel, I continue to draw her, doodling as I talk on the phone, absent-mindedly passing time in a sketchbook. She has become a part of me and yet now belongs to the world and generations to come.”
“Did you know that she was cyborg?â€ asked a woman in an unhidden tone of disgust. Kai stared at her, appearing confused, then let his gaze dance over the crowd. He shuffled his feet closer to the podium, a wrinkle forming on the bridge of his nose. Cinder bit the inside of her cheek and braced herself for adamant disgust. Who would ever invite a cyborg to the ball? But instead, Kai said simply, â€œI donâ€™t see that her being cyborg is relevant. Next question?â€ Cinderâ€™s metal fingers jolted.”
“Life is like a long ride to nowhere in particular.”

Source : Nikki Sixx (2007). “The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star”, p.509, Simon and Schuster
“I love forms beyond my own, and regret the borders between us”
“People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.”

Source : Paul Smith (2012). “Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince, and Inspire”, p.29, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
“Man never reasons so much and becomes so introspective as when he suffers; since he is anxious to get at the cause of his sufferings, to learn who has produced them, and whether it is just or unjust that he should have to bear them.”

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