#our

For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#intelligence

I blame Doctor Who. Mr Spock. The Scooby Gang: both the ones in the Mystery Machine and the ones with the stakes. I've spent my life with stories of people who don't walk away, who go back for their friends, who make that last stand. I've been brainwashed by Samwise Gamgee. ↗

— Andrea K. Höst

#humour #pop-culture #life

The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent. ↗

— George Orwell

#labour #pacifism #peace #war #intelligence

Personally, I don’t think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one? ↗

— Bob Monkhouse

#intelligence

We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#life #science #technology #life

Furthermore, neither of our research groups set out in search of RNA catalysis. ↗

— Sidney Altman

#furthermore #groups #neither #our #out

If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life. ↗

— Roger Caras

#dog #least #life #may #necessarily

The views of the Earth are really beautiful. If you've ever seen a space IMAX movie, that's really what it looks like. I wish I'd had more time just to sit and look out the window with a map, but our science program kept us very busy in the lab most of the time. ↗

— David M. Brown

#busy #earth #ever #had #i

As soon as you get traded, you kind of start thinking where you're going to live, your family, you have to pack. ↗

— Marco Scutaro

#get #going #kind #live #pack

It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten. ↗

— Anna Wintour

#fashion #life #quote #quotes #time