"Having begun my life in science searching for the equation beyond time, I now believe that the deepest secret of the universe is that its essence rests in how it unfolds moment by moment in time."

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Source : Lee Smolin (2013). “Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe”, p.13, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Lee Smolin

#Believe Quotes #Essence Quotes #Secret Quotes

“Initially, I studied philosophy, because it claimed to give you answers to the meaning of existence, but it didnt: It was basically a semantics game.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Everything important seems already to have happened.”
“I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that.”
“We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do; and then, without veering off direction, you will move straight to the goal,”
“My arm was extended upward pleading for peace and the Union of our Fathers. When my hand came down, it fell slowly and sadly by the side of a Secessionist.”
“Strategy equals execution. All the great ideas and visions in the world are worthless if they can't be implemented rapidly and efficiently. Good leaders delegate and empower others liberally, but they pay attention to details, every day.”
“It's weird how people hate getting older.”

Source : Interview with Jenn Pelly, pitchfork.com. July 20, 2012.

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