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Presumably there is indeed no purpose in the ultimate fate of the cosmos, but do any of us really tie our life's hopes to the ultimate fate of the cosmos anyway? Of course we don't; not if we are sane. Our lives are ruled by all sorts of closer, warmer, human ambitions and perceptions. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

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Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

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The features of character are carved out of adversity. ↗

— Rick Barnett

#biography #fiction #inspirational #memoir #romance

There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience. ↗

— Euripides

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There are thousands of years in the past, and there is an unknown amount of time in the future. There are all kinds of opportunities, and there are all kinds of dangers. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

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I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction? ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#commander #leadership #military #mood #narcissism

I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life, right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real. ↗

— Ernest Cline

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We can't help it. Life looks for life. ↗

— Carl Sagan

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We are star stuff harvesting sunlight. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#humans #life #science #solar-power #star-stuff

And although I have seen nothing but black crows in my life, it doesn't mean that there's no such thing as a white crow. Both for a philosopher and for a scientist it can be important not to reject the possibility of finding a white crow. You might almost say that hunting for 'the white crow' is science's principal task. ↗

— Jostein Gaarder

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