"I had been impressed by the fact that biological systems were based on molecular machines and that we were learning to design and build these sorts of things."

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Source : Foresight Institute interview, www.foresight.org.

K. Eric Drexler

#Learning Quotes #Design Quotes #Machines Quotes

“Focus on action! Go on! Do it! Call them! Write it! Say it! Grab it! Who knows what 'awesome stuff' might happen? Yes - Action is the key!”
“The real practice of love goes beyond satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Wallowing in pleasure can be just as limiting as wallowing in pain if you don't open your heart beyond the satisfaction of your personal emotional needs.”
“You realize who you're in love with is fading fast. You don't know what to do, but in that period time moves so slowly.”
“I didn't want to do television at all. I really didn't want to do it. I really thought I was just going to be doing theater and doing movies.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply.”
“There are no solids. There are no things. There are only interfering and non-interfering patterns operative in pure principle, and principles are eternal.”
“To put a lot of hard work and effort into a project or character and for it to be recognised, how can it not be nice?”
“When these parenting years have passed, something precious will have flickered and gone out of my life. Thus, I am resolved to enjoy every day that remains in this fathering era.”

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