"Interferometry, like surfing, is a search for the perfect wave. But physicists don't have to paddle around and wait."

-- Ken Goldberg

#Perfect Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Surfing Quotes

“Even though disciplined sleeping habits and the adrenalin of live radio ensures that we are very awake while on duty, there is evidence of a phenomenon called circadian desynchronosis which causes one's brain to function slowly at those times of day when it thinks it should be asleep, regardless how wide awake the body is.”
“The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.”
“We have to learn to make our own way through a complex world without the benefit of an accepted trustworthy route map.”

Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.254, A&C Black
“The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.”
“Think about how rare it is for anyone to encounter a teacher who can open you up to the notion that there is an infinite amount of meaning and possibility and inspiration in the smallest thing before you.”

Source : Source: www.barnesandnoble.com
“The ideal society can be described, quite simply, as that in which no man has the power of means to coerce others.”
“Wisdom and beauty form a very rare combination.”
“But she named the infant "Pearl," as being of great price-purchased with all she had-her mother's only treasure!”

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