"Thoughts are no more than electrical surges in the brain. Sexual arousal is no more than a flow of chemicals to certain nerve endings. Sadness is no more than a bit of acid transfixed in the cerebellum. In short, the body is a machine, subject to the same laws of electricity and mechanics as an electron or clock."

-- Alan Lightman

#Sadness Quotes #Law Quotes #Brain Quotes

“President Jimmy Carter was a citizen soldier. Ironically, he was considered weak because he didn't kill anybody and he didn't get anyone killed.”
“Taking on challenging projects is the way that one grows and extends one's range as a writer, one's technical command, so I consider the time well-spent”
“A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.”
“The future is going to take care of itself, like it always has”

Source : "The Wired Diaries 2000", www.wired.com. January 1, 2000.
“I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together.”

Source : FaceBook post by Lisa Kleypas from Sep 20, 2010
“I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.”
“squats are a form of torture designed by people who donâ€™t need to do squats in the first place”
“Begum Hazrat Mahal of Oudh was the last of the breed of able queens and generals. The queen led her kingdom's army into battle during the revolt of 1857. Even after she was defeated she defied Queen Victoria's famous Proclamation and issued a counter Proclamation....”

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