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Lee Smolin

"A successful unification of quantum theory and relativity would necessarily be a theory of the universe as a whole. It would tell us, as Aristotle and Newton did before, what space and time are, what the cosmos is, what things are made of, and what kind of laws those things obey. Such a theory will bring about a radical shift - a revolution - in our understanding of what nature is. It must also have wide repercussions, and will likely bring about, or contribute to, a shift in our understanding of ourselves and our relationship to the rest of the universe."

-- Lee Smolin

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“The lights and shades, whose well-accorded strife gives all the strength and color of our life.”
“For a product to really be sustainable, it's really got to deliver the goods for the end user. That drives the whole rest of the equation.”
“As you gain elevation [on the mountain] your IQ goes down - but your emotional affect goes up, which is great for having a mythic experience, whether you want to or not.”
“Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage. "It makes me feel as if something had hit me," Sara had told Ermengarde once in confidence. "And as if I want to hit back. I have to remember things quickly to keep from saying something ill-tempered.”

Source : Frances Hodgson Burnett (2015). “A Little Princess (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.56, Diversion Books
“Knowledge has become the key economic resource and the dominant-and perhaps even the only-source of competitive advantage.”
“I don't begin a novel or a screenplay until I know the ending. And I don't mean only that I have to know what happens. I mean that I have to hear the actual sentences. I have to know what atmosphere the words convey.”
“A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.”
“Tech is a funny industry; I don't think there is any other industry on the planet that reinvents itself every 10-12 years.”

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