"The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself."

--

Source : Steven Johnson (2010). “Where Good Ideas Come From”, p.25, Penguin

Steven Johnson

#Shadow Quotes #Maps Quotes #Hovering Quotes

“I'm not much of a storyteller with words!”

Source : Source: www.popmatters.com
“Learning of all kinds goes on best, lasts best, and tends to lead itself on more when it grows out of a real focus of interest in the learner.”
“A supremely religious man or woman is one who believes deeply and consistently in the veracity of his highest experiences. He has his hours in the cellar ... but he believes in the truth of the hours he spends upstairs.”
“I was never the girl next door.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bettie Page from Feb 06, 2015
“You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet.”
“Who hath not served can not command.”
“I like computers. I like the Internet. It's a tool that can be used. But don't be misled into thinking that these technologies are anything other than aspects of a degenerate economic system.”
“The clergy profession is fundamentally self-defeating. Its stated purpose is to nurture spiritual maturity in the church - a valuable goal. In actuality, however; it accomplishes the opposite by nurturing a permanent dependence of the laity on the clergy. Clergy become to their congregations like parents whose children never grow up, like therapists whose clients never become healed, like teachers whose students never graduate.”

You may also like:

B. J. Fogg
Computer Scientist
Clay Shirky
Writer
David Weinberger
Author
Joichi Ito
Entrepreneur
Joseph Priestley
Philosopher
Ken Robinson
Author
Kevin Kelly
Editor
Malcolm Gladwell
Journalist
Stuart Kauffman
Biologist