"One wants permissive individuals who do not have a compelling need to reassure themselves that they are leaders."

-- Vikram Sarabhai

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“There is in fact a controversy over Darwin's theory. Clearly both theories have religious implications. But this is not about God.”
“Without time,â€ the angel said, â€œyou have only the bottomless, shapeless mire of eternity.â€ â€œFYI, philosophy bores me.â€ â€œNot philosophy. Reality. Time is what gives life significance.”
“There are far more good answers "out there" than there are in you.”
“We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.”
“Alienation between the content and form happens frequently in my poems because I obstinately carry on dismantling my body, an act you can also call "dismantling delusion." I think that after I dismantle my female body, I can finally dismantle established lyric poems.”
“We need nearly every department, with the exception of police, fire and rescue, to look at what they can cut. Maybe there are some projects we need to put on hold.”
“My musical knowledge is so bad it's embarrassing. When composers discuss music with someone as primitive as myself, they have to talk about it in terms of senses and emotion, rather than keys and tempo.”
“Futurists and common sense concur that a substantial change, worldwide, in life style and moral guidelines will soon become an absolute necessity.”

Source : Statement in 1981. Special issue of Humankind Advancing, Volume 5, No.1, January 21, 1994.

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