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Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

#basis #been #demonstrated #fact #faith

Freeing oneself from words is liberation. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#liberation #oneself #words

But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#depend #failure #mind #neither #nor

You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#know #long #mind #real #you

As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#mortals #ourselves #ruled

A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter - all she said was, "Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza." I was like, "Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!" ↗

— Zac Efron

#could #days #eat #fan #getting

It's weird, but I don't feel like think I deserve any of the attention. There's really nothing but one audition for a Disney Channel movie that separates me from 2,000 other brown-haired, blue-eyed guys in L.A., you know? ↗

— Zac Efron

#attention #audition #blue-eyed #channel #deserve

A woman called me interesting once, and it kind of blew my mind. She said, 'You're one of the most interesting people I've ever met,' and I was like, 'Wow.' ↗

— Zac Efron

#called #ever #i #interesting #interesting people

I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before. ↗

— Greg Egan

#bit #far-fetched #given #hadn #happened

People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something - always, in a word, seeking. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#deluded #longing #people #seeking #something