"One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this appalling problem. Actually there was no choice. Once basic knowledge is acquired, any attempt at preventing its fruition would be as futile as hoping to stop the earth from revolving around the sun."

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Source : Enrico Fermi (1965). “Note e memorie (Collected papers)”

Enrico Fermi

#Choices Quotes #Fruition Quotes #World Quotes

“A blade of grass is a commonplace on Earth; it would be a miracle on Mars. Our descendants on Mars will know the value of a patch of green. And if a blade of grass is priceless, what is the value of a human being?”
“Where I am they can smell out a hurricane. My house survived Hurricane Hazel, but it didn't get past Hugo.”
“Now I see that there is no such thing as love unreturn'd. The pay is certain, one way or another.”
“Why do all your friends talk like books?”

Source : Pamela Dean (2006). “Tam Lin”, p.91, Penguin
“Even when I look straight into the milky blue eyes I can't find myselfÂ any more. When did I stop being me?”
“One who loves God retains this humility at all times, not with weariness and struggle, but with pleasure and gladness.”

Source : Walter Hilton (1957). “The Ladder of Perfection”
“No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job.”
“Hope is the destination that we seek. Love is the road that leads to hope. Courage is the motor that drives us. We travel out of darkness into faith.”

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