"In the sciences, we are now uniquely privileged to sit side-by-side with the giants on whose shoulders we stand."

-- Gerald Holton

#Intellectual Quotes #Giants Quotes #Sides Quotes

“After all, it is we who adapt to the machine. The machine does not adapt to us.”

Source : "Friedrich Kittler obituary" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. October 21, 2011.
“The challenge is right now, I call it the death of critical thinking in America. It's a very worrisome development. More and more people seem to be resisting the idea of standing back and asking questions about something, challenging their beliefs.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there's no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?”
“The last time I used? What do you mean? I used my toaster this morning.”
“Getting out of Russia was the best thing my parents did. I mean, that country will never amount to anything.”
“Whatever you build, youre building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie.”
“You've just got to follow your own path. You have to trust your heart and you have to listen to the warnings. ... You can't argue with the universe. It's not about that. It's more about relaxing and knowing that you can handle it and feeling empowered. Knowing you have the power to do whatever the hell you want to do. That's what it's about. It really is.”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com
“Do I think reality TV is going to be a path to politics in a significant way? Eh, I don't know. Trump is a very specific case. It's really gonna be hard to replicate that.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com

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