"An astronomer must be cosmopolitan, because ignorant statesmen cannot be expected to value their services"

-- Tycho Brahe

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“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”
“Humor relies on the traditions of a society. It takes what we know and it twists it. ... Because women are on the ground floor, and we know the traditions so well, we can bring a different voice to the table.”
“They think old people are lame. But they're not. They're awesome, & I know exactly why I think so. It's because they've lived entire lifetimes. Loved. Laughed. Surrendered. Stumbled. Weathered, beaten, still they don't crumble, not even as they inch toward death.”
“There is a way to touch the angels of the skies: Gaining the trust of birds!”
“If you work with so many classical instruments... I mean, it still has this power, and it's still connected to the idea of techno. But it has its own quality, its own sound. It's in between, even more than the record before. You need to give every instrument, sound, and element the space it needs.”

Source : "Pantha du Prince’s Bell Hooks". Interview with Nathan Reese, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 15, 2013.
“Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.”
“If you want to gain market share at your competitor's expense - look for a customer that's suffering from too much complexity and simplify it.”
“Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.”

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