"The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat."

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Source : Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1927). “The Standardization of Error”, New York : W.W. Norton

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

#Age Quotes #World Quotes #Earth Quotes

“Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, don't be precious about your first draft, it's an architectural blueprint to a whole building, be your own worst critic, confront your weakness and remember it's a craft.”
“I'm a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.”
“Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.”
“Christ died for the truth.”
“Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.”
“I'm definitely more attracted to chaos than to order. The point is, I find the female roles out there very cliche. If we are limited to being only lovers or mothers, we are limiting ourselves.”
“Success can not be administrated.”
“Gratefulness for what is there is one of the most powerful tools for creating what is not yet there. What does gratefulness mean? It means you appreciate what is. You value, you give attention to, you honor whatever is here at this moment.”

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