James Fields

“man being condemned to be free carries the weight of the whole world on his shoulders; he is responsible for the world and for himself as a way of being.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, The Philosophy of Existentialism: Selected Essays

“LOG ENTRY: SOL 11 I wonder how the Cubs are doing.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“If a system is chaotic (most are), then it implies that however good the resolving power may be, the time over which the system is predictable is limited. Perfect predictability is not achievable, simply because we are limited in our resolving power.”
― Leonard Susskind, The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics

“Occasionally I wonder why I can be so happy. The answer is that every day of my life I’ve worked only for myself and for the joy that comes from writing and creating. The image in my mirror is not optimistic, but the result of optimal behavior.”
― Ray Bradbury, Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars