"Everyone here would die for the sake of truth. Everyone here lies constantly for the tiniest chance of personal gain. This is what it means to be a scientist."

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Source : "The Demon's Passage" by Greg Egan, eidolon.net. July 1991.

Greg Egan

#Lying Quotes #Mean Quotes #Sake Quotes

“The truth of human freedom lies in the love that breaks down barriers.”
“One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn't know he was here tonight, it was kind of a coincidence to get that assist on a night that he's here.”
“Mathematics is like draughts in being suitable for the young, not too difficult, amusing, and without peril to the state.”
“Walk lightly on this #â€Ž planet and yet leave such a #â€Ž footprint that cannot be erased for thousands of years!”
“As a personality, I'm not one that likes to be center stage. It's not about me, it's about the music. I just want people to listen.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I suppose with any good writing and interesting characters, you can have that awfully overused word: a journey.”

Source : "Alan Rickman: Truly, deeply appealing". articles.latimes.com. November 20, 2011.
“Ever since the days of Adam, man has been hiding from God and saying, 'God is hard to find.”
“In an hour, you'll be in hell or glory.”

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