"The conclusion forced upon me in the course of a life devoted to natural science is that the universe as it is assumed to be in physical science is only an idealized world, while the real universe is the spiritual universe in which spiritual values count for everything."

-- John B. S. Haldane

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“As a cultural form, database represents the world as a list of items and it refuses to order this list. In contrast, a narrative creates a cause-and-effect trajectory of seemingly unordered items (events). Therefore, database and narrative are natural enemies. Competing for the same territory of human culture, each claims an exclusive right to make meaning out of the world.”
“Before this generation goes on to its ancestors, we should, we must, do our level best to pass on our lessons, so that they live in our people's minds and lives.”
“We all, parents, educators, community leaders, and every... citizen, need to come together to find new ways to engage children with the natural environment.”
“They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival.”
“If we can not love the person whom we see, how can we love God whom we can not see?”
“The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.”
“I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things.”
“I've been used by women all my life, fortunately.”

Source : "Question time: David Bailey" by Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2009.

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