"There is no doubt that human survival will continue to depend more and more on human intellect and technology. It is idle to argue whether this is good or bad. The point of no return was passed long ago, before anyone knew it was happening."

-- Theodosius Dobzhansky

#Technology Quotes #Long Quotes #Survival Quotes

“Humans beings always do the most intelligent thingâ€¦after theyâ€™ve tried every stupid alternative and none of them have worked”
“Machines are the opium of the masses. If all the machines in England were thrown into the North Sea tomorrow, we should be back in the Garden of Eden. And the weather would probably improve.”

Source : Helen Cresswell (1987). “Ordinary Jack: Being the First Part of the Bagthorpe Saga”, Viking Childrens Books
“It is somehow reassuring to discover that the word travel is derived from travail, denoting the pains of childbirth.”
“People need to make a stand and be clear that trading in ivory is immoral and unacceptable.”
“I try to think as little as possible, at least while working. I look at some of my early stories and can see the machination behind them, like a gear slowly moving. For example, sticking a dead father into the story to explain a character's sadness and bad decisions, or trying to impress myself with my own cleverness.”
“..the real world's all we've got. Believers in the supernatural claim to have special wisdom about the world. But real wisdom means knowing truth from falsehood, knowing the difference between evidence and wishful thinking. Yes, the real world is mysterious and sometimes frightening. But would the supernatural make it better? The real world has beauty, poetry, love and the joy of honest discovery. Isn't that enough?”
“If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.”
“When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.”

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