"Although humankind inherently "desires to know", if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge."

-- Bill Joy

#Knowledge Quotes #Common Sense Quotes #Desire Quotes

“You know, if you hang around this earth long enough you really see how things come full circle.”
“Water is being depleted many, many times faster than nature can replenish it.”
“I did not want windows, only skylights. I chose my painting wall as it has the best morning light.”
“Because language is the carrier of ideas, it is easy to believe that it should be very little else than such a carrier.”
“The heart the heart the heart how it thrives on hate.”

Source : Hilda Doolittle, Louis L. Martz (1986). “Collected Poems 1912-1944”, p.379, New Directions Publishing
“I think sincerity was my sole aesthetic and realism my experimental technique”

Source : The Review of Contemporary Fiction Intreview, www.dalkeyarchive.com. 1996.
“If a man harbors any sort of fear, it makes him landlord to a ghost.”
“Hong Kong represents the kind of Asia with which both West and East are comfortable, ... ... It offers, in that sense, a vision for the future of Asia.”

Source : "Governor defends Hong Kong democracy in final speech" by Mike Chinoy, www.cnn.com. October 2, 1996.

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