"Knowledge is simply a kind of fuel; it needs the motor of understanding to convert it into power."

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Source : John Wyndham (1957). “The Midwich Cuckoos”, Lightyear Press

John Wyndham

#Understanding Quotes #Needs Quotes #Fuel Quotes

“The inner and outer, the visible and invisible, the abstract and concrete - you've got to get the balance right (not that I do, but it's something to aim for).”

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“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
“In activities other than purely logical thought, our minds function much faster than any computer yet devised.”

Source : Daniel Crevier (1993). “AI: the tumultuous history of the search for artificial intelligence”, Basic Books (AZ)
“When I was a kid I just had headphones on all the time, and it changed the way I see things and the way I interpret things.”

Source : "Singer-Songwriter Matt Nathanson: On feeling vulnerable, staying present, and not being terrified". Interview with Mary Bruce, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. October 26, 2015.
“Henry had taken striking on to a different level”
“Moods should be heard but never danced to.”
“Always run to the short way; and the short way is the natural: accordingly say and do everything in conformity with the soundest reason. For such a purpose frees a man from trouble, and warfare, and all artifice and ostentatious display.”
“Chance is as relentless as necessity.”

Source : Simon Blackburn (1999). “Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy”, p.60, Oxford University Press

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