"We are on a journey of becoming that which we already are. That is the impossible paradox of our lives."

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Leonard Jacobson

#Journey Quotes #Becoming Quotes #Impossible Quotes

“'Normal science' means research firmly based upon one or more past scientific achievements, achievements that some particular scientific community acknowledges for a time as supplying the foundation for its further practice.”
“The absolute bedrock of our independence is having control over our own bodies. You cannot be independent if the government or someone else says whether or not you can use birth control. Unless you're in charge of your body, you're not in charge of anything. I think that's really the bottom line of feminism.”
“With each new book, the march of our national history takes a step forward. When one is present at a book launch, one is bearing witness to the birth of a new body of ideas, to the coming into being of another testimony of history.”
“In science, technology, engineering and mathematics, men far outnumber women in the classroom and the boardroom.”
“I see the God complex around me all the time in my fellow economists. I see it in our business leaders. I see it in the politicians we vote for - people who, in the face of an incredibly complicated world, are nevertheless absolutely convinced that they understand the way that the world works.”

Source : "Trial, error and the God complex". TED conference, www.ted.com. July 2011.
“Girls," their mother interjected, "you must both stop being strange - it is unattractive. And don't forget your hats. It would be absolutely the end for me if you two came down with freckles at a time like this.”

Source : Anna Godbersen (2014). “The Luxe Complete Collection: The Luxe, Rumors, Envy, Splendor”, p.73, Harper Collins
“People are pretty much alike. It's only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities.”
“Things always work out if you don't send that e-mail. That's another great life lesson: I've sent enough e-mails of just "f - k you, f - k you, f - k you" and hit send. I've learned a lot from never being able to take back that I sent that e-mail.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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