"When plugged in, the least elaborate computer can be relied on to work to the fullest extent of its capacity. The greatest mind cannot be relied on for the simplest thing; its variability is its superiority."

-- Jacques Barzun

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“A basically dishonest man can survive longer in the church or the classroom than he can in the grain exchange or the furniture business.”

Source : Benjamin A. Rogge (1979). “Can Capitalism Survive?”, Liberty Fund
“I became obsessed with making more and more tiny things. I think I was trying to find a way of compensating for my embarrassment at having learning difficulties: people had made me feel small so I wanted to show them how significant 'small' could be.”

Source : "The Tiny World of Willard Wigan, Nano Sculptor". Interview with Benjamin Secher, www.telegraph.co.uk. July 07, 2007.
“The Syrian people, the Egyptian people, all say that something is changing. The Berlin Wall has fallen. We can see it.”
“The greatest cause of human financial struggle is the fear of losing money.”
“Do not hate a sinner, for we all are to be resÂponÂsible.”
“Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.”
“In some ways, there's no typical day with all the shoots and travel and projects, but I do try and stop by my studio every day.”

Source : "BYT Interviews: Garance Dore". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 19, 2016.
“Humanity is the start of the race; I say Humanity is the mould to break away from, the crust to break through, the coal to break into fire, The atom to be split.”

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