"Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things."

-- Yuri Milner

#Thinking Quotes #Giving Quotes #Perspective Quotes

“My favorite scene in all of movies is Gregory Peck in 'To Kill A Mockingbird': You see him where he's on the porch, and his face is almost completely obscured. I don't want to see his face.”

Source : Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. June 17, 2009.
“In the study of this membrane [the retina] I for the first time felt my faith in Darwinism (hypothesis of natural selection) weakened, being amazed and confounded by the supreme constructive ingenuity revealed not only in the retina and in the dioptric apparatus of the vertebrates but even in the meanest insect eye. ... I felt more profoundly than in any other subject of study the shuddering sensation of the unfathomable mystery of life.”

Source : Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1989). “Recollections of My Life”, p.576, MIT Press
“When I'm old I'm never going to say,I didn't do this or, I regret that. I'm going to say,I don't regret a damn thing. I came, I went, and I did it all.”
“I needed to be pushed as an artist and as a person.”
“Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one with no superhuman powers.”
“I like creating images.”
“The way to form transcends its own destination, goes beyond the end of the way itself.”
“Love is the most ferocious and strongest force on the planet.”

Source : "Michelangelo Knows Best – An Interview with Greg Cipes". Interview with Dak, www.wired.com. March 1, 2013.

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