"Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis."

-- Samuel Alexander

#Curiosity Quotes #Analysis Quotes #Pieces Quotes

“I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup.”
“Our starting point is not the individual: We do not subscribe to the view that one should feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, or clothe the naked â€¦ Our objectives are different: We must have a healthy people in order to prevail in the world.”
“Hope is like yeast, you know, rising under warmth.”

Source : Leif Enger (2007). “Peace Like a River”, p.106, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“Look at Nelson Mandela. Why did people want to follow him? He's a lousy speaker. If he hadn't got all the other things, you wouldn't spend time listening to him. But people actually don't listen to what he's saying, in a way. They are listening to him because he has communicated that he is ready to put his life on the line.”
“I think people change, but the media, they never allowed me to change. They never allowed me to be a better person”
“The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.”
“I've always been an optimist.”
“I think that in the immediate aftermath of a superhuman machine intelligence revealing itself, most people would feel very threatened but take solace in the thought that we can always pull the plug.”

Source : "What If Everything Went Straight to Hell?". Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com.

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