#akin

Science cannot tell theology how to construct a doctrine of creation, but you can't construct a doctrine of creation without taking account of the age of the universe and the evolutionary character of cosmic history. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#age #cannot #character #construct #cosmic

Oddly, when I started to make the record, I wasn't aware I was making a record. I just was sort of disgusted with the whole thing and sequestered myself in the basement and started playing the piano just for something to do. ↗

— Paul Westerberg

#basement #disgusted #i #just #make

Well, the wonderful thing about making movies, oddly enough, is that they're sort of highly motivated graduate studies in one or another field. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#another #enough #field #graduate #highly

I mean, we're really making a quantum change in our relationship to the plant world with genetic modification. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#genetic #i #making #mean #modification

Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me. ↗

— Sarah Polley

#come #comedies #damaged #doing #easily

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. ↗

— Jackson Pollock

#because #changes #destroying #etc #fear

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own. ↗

— Jackson Pollock

#acquainted #after #aware #been #changes

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#being #consists #easy #every #making

In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects. ↗

— John Pople

#armed #armed forces #attend #before #forces

I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#broadway show #classes #dancing #dream #i