"Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention."

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Source : "What Is It Like to Be a Baby?". Interview with Jonah Lehrer, www.scientificamerican.com.

Alison Gopnik

#Mother Quotes #Technology Quotes #Play Quotes

“Do right and risk the consequences.”
“I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.”
“I didnâ€™t want the person standing there, beside the bed, to have the same face Iâ€™d found so attractive at the airport. But you were there all right: the blue eyes, blondish hair, and tiny scar. Only you didnâ€™t look beautiful this time. Just evil.”
“We're talking about the Olympics. We're talking about trying to win the gold medal. All of these things can be overwhelming. But regardless of whether I win a gold medal or never compete again, I just have to trust that God has a plan for my life and I'm called to be His representative through the sport and outside of the sport.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“Racism is a blight on the human conscience”
“My left hand is my thinking hand. The right is only a motor hand. This holds the hammer. The left hand, the thinking hand, must be relaxed, sensitive. The rhythms of thought pass through the fingers and grip of this hand into the stone.”
“The year after I graduated from high school, they came to shoot Mr. and Mrs. Bridge in Kansas City.”
“All the fun is in how you say a thing.”

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