"Quantum theory also tells us that the world is not simply objective; somehow it's something more subtle than that. In some sense it is veiled from us, but it has a structure that we can understand."

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Source : "Divine Action". Interview with Lyndon F. Harris, "Cross Currents", Volume 48, Issue 1, www.aril.org. Spring 1998.

John Polkinghorne

#World Quotes #Structure Quotes #Quantum Quotes

“I have never really got used to being on this earth. Sometimes I think our presence here is due to a cosmic blunder, that we were meant for another planet altogether, with other arrangements, and other laws, and other, grimmer skies. I try to imagine it, our true place, off on the far side of the galaxy, whirling and whirling. And the ones who were meant for here, are they out there, baffled and homesick, like us? No, they would have become extinct long ago. How could they survive, these gentle earthlings, in a world that was made to contain us.”
“Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.”
“All Middlesex is ugly, notwithstanding the millions upon millionswhichit iscontinuallysucking up fromtherestof the kingdom.”
“Iâ€™ll never forget my very first [SNL] show. I had a card in my changing room from Kristen Wiig. It just had a heart on the inside, and sheâ€™d written â€œHave fun.â€ That always stayed with me.”
“Change. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life. Certainly it is worth the risk.”
“What excites me? I think it's moving and uplifting my audience. Having them get it and go with it. That excites me.”
“I was afraid of being judged too harshly. But I'd let those fears overwhelm me for far too long.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“Seeing people as innocent is the greatest gift you can give another human being: the gift of acceptance.”

Source : FaceBook post by Rhonda Britten from Oct 08, 2011

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