"As our mother earth is a mere speck in the sunbeam in the illimitable universe, so man himself is but a tiny grain of protoplasm in the perishable framework of organic nature. [This] clearly indicates the true place of man in nature, but it dissipates the prevalent illusion of man's supreme importance and the arrogance with which he sets himself apart from the illimitable universe and exalts himself to the position of its most valuable element."

-- Ernst Haeckel

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“All of us have been dying, hour by hour, since the moment we were born. Realizing this, let all things be placed in their proper perspective. . . . Remember, it is always later than you think.”
“There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.”
“An osteopath is only a human engineer, who should understand all the laws governing his engine and thereby master disease.”

Source : Andrew Taylor Still, George Van O'Linda Webster (1935). “Sage Sayings of Still: Selected from the Writings of Dr. A.T. Still; with a Historical Sketch of Osteopathy and an Appreciation of Dr. Still”
“If satan can keep you in the sense realm, he will destroy you - but if you keep him in the faith realm, you'll put him under your feet.”
“I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.”
“That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.”
“The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.”
“I don't really think of these as projects. I think of them as bands. I have tried to not just convene a group of musicians and make one record or make one gig and just drop it. Each of them develop over time. I have been really fortunate to keep a band like the Sextet together over three very different albums. Each time, the goal got more deep for me in terms of how I wanted to write for those people. So it is really about trying to develop ideas and trying to have a consistent focus on a way to come up with new ideas in music that I want to do.”

Source : "A Fireside Chat With Dave Douglas". All About Jazz interview, www.allaboutjazz.com. April 19, 2003.

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