"Not all of our heartless plans work as we intend; nor do all of our good intentions. We are where we are, and we can rarely predict where we will go, no matter how firm our beliefs."

-- Michelle Sagara

#Heartless Quotes #Matter Quotes #Belief Quotes

“Now, ignorance is one thing, ignorance can be cured. But many of the Republican leaders opposing this research know better.”
“To me living and music are all the same thing. And I keep finding out more about music as I learn more about myself, my environment, about all kinds of different things in life. I play what I live. Therefore, just as I can't predict what kinds of experiences I'm going to have, I can't predict the directions in which my music will go. I just want to write and play my instrument as I feel.”
“The natural pattern of current astronomy is provided by the cryptic unity of nature itself (belief in which is the chief act of faith of the scientist).”

Source : Nigel Calder (1969). “Violent universe: an eye-witness account of the commotion in astronomy 1968-69”
“The power of music, whether joyous or cathartic must steal on one unawares, come spontaneously as a blessing or a grace--”
“We are intensely loyal to our parents. In spite of the pain we experienced at our parent's hands, we cling tenaciously to their views of life; and their examples of what it is to be a man or a woman follow us throughout life. Acknowledging the power of our loyalty to them, and especially our loyalty to our same-sex parent, is only the beginning of our journey to improve upon their model; but it is at least a first step.”
“I think one difficulty is that the problem is one of such enormous complexity that the very mass of facts presented to the public by press and radio make it exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisement of the situation. It is virtually impossible at this distance to grasp at all the real significance of the situation.”
“At our best, it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year, so there are some clunkers.”
“The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.”

Source : Czeslaw Milosz, “Child Of Europe”

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