"I believe that nothing comes of nothing, even in Shakespeare. I wanted to know where he got the matter he was working with and what he did with that matter."

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Source : Stephen Greenblatt (2013). “Hamlet in Purgatory”, p.4, Princeton University Press

Stephen Greenblatt

#Believe Quotes #Matter Quotes #I Believe Quotes

“The eco-movement is growing as people all over catch on to the need to protect our precious planet, which makes the future look really bright - and makes me really happy.”
“Radio astronomy reflects our fascination with how audio can be used to understand information or ideas. Just as scientists visualize data through charts and pictures, we can use 'data sonification' to translate radio signals into sound that help us better understand some of our most enigmatic planetary systems.”

Source : "Tuning In to the Universe" by Honor Harger, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 21, 2013.
“Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.”
“A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one!”
“I think closeness to death would be pretty exhilarating in a way, and friendship, yeh, and selflessness, a kind of selflessness, a sense of your own worthlessness, I think, is pretty exhilarating.”
“It's no secret that I didn't love 'An Officer And A Gentleman' then, and I certainly don't love it now, so at least no one could accuse me of being inconsistent.”
“When the mind loses its density, you become translucent, like the flower. Spirit - the formless - shines through you into the world.”
“There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then.”

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