#tie

As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones. ↗

— Joan D. Vinge

#day #drew #frequently #historical #i

I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans' natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology. ↗

— Vernor Vinge

#argued #cannot #coming #competitiveness #consequence

Now I know what it's like to be a rock star. No, I didn't sleep with 5 groupies at once. But I was interviewed about 45 times in 5 days in 3 cities. ↗

— Tony Visconti

#cities #days #groupies #i #interviewed

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ↗

— Voltaire

#believe #commit #make #those #who

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities. ↗

— Voltaire

#believe #commit #continue #long #people

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. ↗

— Voltaire

#art #consists #cures #disease #medicine

About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#about #almost #astrology #because #best

Human beings will be happier - not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That's my utopia. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#beings #cancer #communities #cure #eliminate

Next year, I hope there will be even more parties, lots of holidays and just having a good time, really. Plus wing-walking, air shows and learning to fly, as they are all things I want to do. I won't be restricted by age. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

#air #all things #even #fly #good

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#agencies #authorities #control #fight #forces