"The upshot of all this is that we live in a universe whose age we can't quite compute, surrounded by stars whose distances we don't altogether know, filled with matter we can't identify, operating in conformance with physical laws whose properties we donâ€™t truly understand."

-- Bill Bryson

#Stars Quotes #Distance Quotes #Law Quotes

“Modern life would not be possible if it were not for chemicals, nor would modern natural gas production.”
“Upon us lies the responsibility neither to neglect things because they are old nor to reject them because they are new.”

Source : Percy Dearmer (1909). “Body and soul: an enquiry into the effect of religion upon health, with a description of Christian works of healing from the New Testament to the present day”
“A young man, just beginning the study of musical composition, once went to Mozart and asked him the formula for developing the theme of a symphony. Mozart suggested that a symphony was rather an ambitious project for a beginner: perhaps the young man might better try his hand at something simpler first. "But you were writing symphonies when you were my age." the student protested. "Yes, but I didn't have to ask how."”
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Apr 14, 2017
“Flying helicopters is what I do for fun.”
“My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.”
“The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.”
“Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.”

Source : "Objectified" by Joe Winkler, www.guernicamag.com. October 22, 2013.

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