"But “no” is the button that keeps us on."

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Source : Kevin Ashton (2015). “How To Fly A Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery”, p.68, Random House

Kevin Ashton

#Buttons Quotes

“But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain?”
“What was the opposite of linkage blindness? What described being certain of something without any kind of evidence?...The term was faith.”

Source : Barry Lyga (2012). “I Hunt Killers”, p.56, Random House
“You look at it [a photograph] and all around the real world is humming, buzzing and moving, and yet in this little frame there is stillness that looks like the world. That connection, that collision, that interfacing, is one of the most astonishing things we can experience.”

Source : Joel Meyerowitz (1990). “Creating a sense of place”, Smithsonian Inst Pr
“The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.”

Source : Bryan Stevenson (2014). “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption”, p.21, Spiegel & Grau
“Once again it was Gough who stood firm for Scotland in the air”
“I'm a science fiction and fantasy geek.”
“Religion is not the most important thing.”

Source : Source: www.historicchevychasedc.org
“So it would be a good thing for Chinese parents to instill enthusiasm among their kids for football. It's a great game, not only regarding the emotions behind it, but it's also a game for young people to gain experience of working in a bigger group and work to achieve goals.”

Source : Source: news.xinhuanet.com

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