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“There ain't no sky,' said one [boy]. But what is it that ain't?' asked the other.”
― The Voices of Time: A Cooperative Survey of Man's Views of Time As Expressed by the Sciences and by the Humanities
― The Voices of Time: A Cooperative Survey of Man's Views of Time As Expressed by the Sciences and by the Humanities
“Even natural languages have personalities. 'Escapement' is the name of a device, a toothed wheel, that controls the motion of the hands of the clock. The word has connotations of gaining freedom. The German equivalent is 'Hemmung.' It means 'restraint,' and also, 'inhibition.' It conjures up images of of losing freedom. In describing a presumably emotionally neutral gadget, the two languages perceive in its functions two diametrically opposite states of human condition.”
― The Study of Time II: Proceedings of the Second Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time Lake Yamanaka-Japan
― The Study of Time II: Proceedings of the Second Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time Lake Yamanaka-Japan
