Mit Quotes

“Până și lectura are o funcție mitologică (...) pentru că îi permite omului modern o „ieșire din timp”, asemănătoare cu cea înlesnită de mituri. Fie că-și „omoară” timpul cu un roman polițist ori pătrunde în universul temporar străin pe care-l reprezintă orice roman, omul modern este proiectat, prin lectură, în afara duratei sale personale și integrat altor ritmuri, trăind într-o altă „istorie”.”
― Mircea Eliade, The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion

“I think it's [concern about global warming] mainly just like little kids locking themselves in dark closets to see how much they can scare each other and themselves.”
― Richard S. Lindzen

“Postojanje i svet izgledaju opravdani jedino kao estetski fenomen: u kom smislu nas upravo tragički mit treba da ubedi kako su čak i rugoba i nesklad umetnička igra koju volja, u večitom preobilju svoje naslade, igra sa samom sobom.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy

“Tendintele autoritate ale conservatorismului trebuie corectate prin mituri ale libertatii, in vreme ce un simt conservator al ordinii trebuie sa tempereze tendintele liberalismului spre iresponsabilitate sociala. Revolutionarul nu este decat un critic nepregatit, care confunda mitul libertatii cu realitatea, la fel cum un copil confunda actrita cu o printesa de basm reala.”
― Northrop Frye, The Critical Path

“Þar liggr hann till ragnarøkrs”
― R.I. Page, Norse Myths

“Hello and welcome to this collection of calls put together specifically to embarrass the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Now you’ll hear us tackle the very pillars of science: physics, chemistry, fluid dynamics and, of course, cream rinse.”
― Tom Magliozzi, Car Talk Science: MIT Wants Its Diplomas Back

“Znanje bez vjere lahko postaje nevjerstvo, a jadno je onda to znanje, a vjera bez znanja lahko se pretvara u mit i sujevjerje. Mi ne želimo nauku bez vjere, jer nauka koja ne poznaje i i ne priznaje Allahovu vlasti i svemoć u kosmosu, na kraju će samu sebe obožavati. Mi ne želimo ni vjeru bez znanja, jer islam čija je prva objava bila ”Uči”, ”Čitaj”, nije zadovoljan da njegovi sljedbenici budu neznalice.”
― Abdusamed Nasuf Bušatlić

“Rumor has it that, when they shut down the IBM 7094 at MIT in 1973, they found a low-priority process that had been submitted in 1967 and had not yet been run.”
― Abraham Silberschatz, Operating System Concepts

“How long do you need to be exposed to an image, such as a tattoo on your body or work of art on your home or office walls, in order for it to impact you? Neuroscientists from MIT found that the brain can identify images in about 13 milliseconds.

At 13 milliseconds, which is nearly ten times faster than an eye blink, your brain has already absorbed the image, even if you didn’t consciously see it with your attention focused elsewhere.”
― Cary G. Weldy, The Power of Tattoos: Twelve Hidden Energy Secrets of Body Art Every Tattoo Enthusiast Should Know

“If you really want this acceptance, then you need to display that now. Acceptance into the college of your choice may happen, but it likely won’t happen from mediocrity or luck. Put in the time and effort, do the research, and constantly strive for excellence on a daily basis. This needs to be a fundamental aspect of your mindset as a student.”
― AY Shih, The College Admissions Blueprint: 9 Proven Steps from Application to Acceptance