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President Johnson put destroyers in harm's way in the Tonkin Gulf not only once, but several times, with the, with a lot of his people hoping that it would lead to a confrontation and claiming that it had. And could have resulted in the lost of many lives in the course of it. ↗

— Daniel Ellsberg

#confrontation #could #course #destroyers #gulf

We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#future #grapple #human #human race #improve

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis. ↗

— Jacques Ellul

#beyond #both #bounds #chosen #comes

A real idea keeps changing and appears in many places. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#changing #idea #keeps #many #places

The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link with one's neighbor. ↗

— Jacques Ellul

#establish #holy #holy spirit #link #neighbor

Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#fooled #must #nature #over #precedence

The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value. ↗

— Ben Elton

#change #does #earth #ever #inventing

I've always joked about Joe Montana not appreciating his Super Bowls nearly as much as I do because he never lost one. We lost three before we got one. ↗

— John Elway

#always #appreciating #because #before #bowls

Being thrown into the fire and getting the thing turned around in a hurry made it more difficult. Things have been done the hard way. I think you learn better when things are done the hard way. ↗

— John Elway

#been #being #better #difficult #done

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true. ↗

— Niels Bohr

#be true #crazy #enough #theory #true