"At every stage since World War II, people have assumed that what's happening today will happen forever. Universally, that's been wrong. I can't say in which direction but I do think that what we expect today won't be what we'll get in 15 years."

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Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com

Robert J. Samuelson

#War Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully than do documents themselves.”
“I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought.”
“My friend Heinrich Zimmer of years ago used to say, 'The best things can't be told,' because they transcend thought. 'The second best are misunderstood,' because those are the thoughts that are supposed to refer to that which can't be thought about, and one gets stuck in the thoughts. 'The third best are what we talk about.'”
“I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.”
“Rappers make what's in, in. If we want to bring back something like Jordache, we just say it and the girls start wearing it. We have a lot of pull.”
“Then on your tombstone, where you only get a little bit of space to sum up your life, some wax-faced creep chisels a set of meaningless numbers instead of poetry or a secret love or the name of your favorite candy. In the end, all you get is a few words.”

Source : Scott Nicholson (2010). “Kiss Me or Die: A Psychological Thriller”, p.4, Haunted Computer Books
“Chemistry begins in the stars. The stars are the source of the chemical elements, which are the building blocks of matter and the core of our subject.”
“Dickens, as you know, never got round to starting his home page.”

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