"Yes, Isaac Taylor, who has just published 'The World of Mind,' is the Isaac Taylor, author of the 'Natural History of Enthusiasm.' I dare say by this time there is a want of fatty particles in his brain."

-- George Eliot

#Brain Quotes #Mind Quotes #World Quotes

“If you are marked by God, you don't need to be marketed by man.”
“Out of five hundred who speak glibly of love, not one can spell the first letter of his name.”

Source : Marie de France (2015). “Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France”, p.125, Xist Publishing
“Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.”

Source : "Incoming Presidential Speech: International Society for the Systems Sciences 43rd Annual Meeting" by Peter Corning, complexsystems.org. June 02, 2015.
“The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.”
“I've never broken a bone in my body, even though I've done some extreme things.”
“So let's raise the tone of the debate. Too often at the moment we look like schoolchildren squabbling over a toy - our most precious toy, the Earth. And the danger is that as we pull in opposite directions in our global tug of war, the Earth will end up broken - or at least unable to sustain human life. That is the worst case scenario - or maybe, from the Earth's point of view, the best.”
“I don't have time for superficial friends. I suppose if you're really lonely you can call a superficial friend, but otherwise, what's the point?”
“No question about it: potential is wrapped in great mystery. Like rainbows, which are really circles-we see only the upper halves, the horizon hides the rest-potential never reveals its entirety.”

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