"But if we play it safe, the problem is that we may be losing out, and I believe we are."

-- Gregory Chaitin

#Believe Quotes #Science Quotes #Play Quotes

“For me, when I got married and when I had my daughter, those are two things that - when it does feel like work - makes me feel like I'm working for my family. I look around and just feel so blessed, because the opportunities that have been laid at my feet are second-to-none.”
“The reclusive man who marries the gregarious woman, the timid woman who marries the courageous man, the idealist who marries the realist we can all see these unions: the marriages in which tenderness meets loyalty, where generosity sweetens moroseness, where a sense of beauty eases some aridity of the spirit, are not so easy for outsiders to recognize; the parties themselves may not be fully aware of such elements in a good match.”
“Posterity has never made the grave's embrace less cruel. It simply assuages our fear of death, because there is no better cure for out inevitable morality then the illusion of a beautiful eternity. But there is one illusion I still hold dear: that is the thought of an enlightened nation. That is the only future I still dream of.”
“Hours of preparation for something that is excecuted, with extreme precision, in a few minutes. Just as with a judo throw.”

Source : "Yves Klein, 1928 - 1962, Selected Writings". Book by Yves Klein, ed. J & J. pp. 55-57, 1974.
“You won't step on other's toes if you imagine yourself in their shoes.”
“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom.”
“I like to go full bore into something. If you have a backup plan, then you've already admitted defeat.”
“I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.”

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