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“Now I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.”
― 2001: A Space Odyssey
― 2001: A Space Odyssey
“Thoughts are ephemeral, they evaporate in the moment they occur, unless they are given action and material form. Wishes and intentions, the same. Meaningless, unless they impel you to one choice or another, some deed or course of action, however insignificant. Thoughts that lead to action can be dangerous. Thoughts that do not, mean less than nothing.”
― Ancillary Justice
― Ancillary Justice
“Luxury always comes at someone else’s expense. One of the many advantages of civilization is that one doesn’t generally have to see that, if one doesn’t wish. You’re free to enjoy its benefits without troubling your conscience.”
― Ancillary Justice
― Ancillary Justice
“We were not designed rationally, but are products of a convoluted history.”
― Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
― Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
“What kind of a world do we live in that has room for dog yoga but not for Esperanto?”
― In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language
― In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language
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