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Post by Tamrin on Mar 10, 2014 7:58:39 GMT 10
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe
There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours
Live one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules Wayne DyerUS psychologist ( Universe Within You) (Born this day 1940) You'll see it when you believe it
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 10, 2014 7:59:26 GMT 10
Every Muslim, from the moment they realize the distinction in their hearts, hates Americans, hates Jews and hates Christians. For as long as I can remember, I have felt tormented and at war, and have felt hatred and animosity for Americans
In today's wars, there are no morals. We believe the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans. We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian. As far as we are concerned, they are all targets
We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent, until they refrain
This war in Iraq makes millions of dollars for big corporations, either weapons manufacturers or those working in the reconstruction, such as Halliburton and its sister companies. . . It is crystal clear who benefits from igniting the fire of this war and this bloodshed: They are the merchants of war, the bloodsuckers who run the policy of the world from behind the scenes
We fought with you because we are free, and we don't put up with transgressions. We want to reclaim our nation. As you spoil our security, we will do so to you
Free people do not relinquish their security. This is contrary to Bush's claim that we hate freedom. Let him tell us why we did not strike Sweden, for example
If inciting people to do that is terrorism, and if killing those who kill our sons is terrorism, then let history be witness that we are terroristsOsama bin LadenSaudi-born former head of al-Qaeda, mass murderer (Born this day 1957) We will continue to fight you as long as we have weapons in our hands
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 11, 2014 9:40:29 GMT 10
Tuesday’s Quotes:Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation
The applications of science have built man a well-supplied house, and are teaching him to live healthily therein. They have enabled him to throw masses of people against one another with cruel weapons. They may yet allow him truly to encompass the great record and to grow in the wisdom of race experience. He may perish in conflict before he learns to wield that record for his true good. Yet, in the application of science to the needs and desires of man, it would seem to be a singularly unfor- tunate stage at which to terminate the process, or to lose hope as to the outcome
The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist
Selection by association, rather than indexing, may yet be mechanized. One cannot hope thus to equal the speed and flexibility with which the mind follows an associative trail, but it should be possible to beat the mind decisively in regard to the permanence and clarity of the items resurrected from storage. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them[predicting the World Wide Web] Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple ways too, have it in some form and in some degree. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission. If we abandon that mission under stress we shall abandon it forever, for stress will not cease. Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that is the essence of our being. None can define its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries
The owner of the memex let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow. Specifically he is studying why the short Turkish bow was apparently superior to the English long bow in the skirmishes of the Crusades. He has dozens of possibly pertinent books and articles in his memex. First he runs through an encyclopedia, finds an interesting but sketchy article, leaves it projected. Next, in a history, he finds another pertinent item, and ties the two together. Thus he goes, building a trail of many items. Occasionally he inserts a comment of his own, either linking it into the main trail or joining it by a side trail to a particular item. When it becomes evident that the elastic properties of available materials had a great deal to do with the bow, he branches off on a side trail which takes him through textbooks on elasticity and physical constants. He inserts a page of longhand analysis of his own. Thus he builds a trail of his interest through the maze of materials available to him[presaging hypertext] We puzzle as to whether the universe is bounded or extends forever; whether, indeed, it may only be one universe among many. We speculate as to whether our universe began in a vast explosion, whether it pulsates between utter compression and wide diffusion, whether it is self-renewing and thus unchanged forever. And we are humble. But science teaches more than this. It continually reminds us that we are still ignorant and there is much to learn. Time and space are interconnected in strange ways; there is no absolute simultaneityBro. Vannevar BushAmerican electrical engineer (1st electronic analog computer) (Born this day 1890) To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 11, 2014 9:41:16 GMT 10
There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them
I just had an idea that went right over my head
I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me
The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly
I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places
His act may start out slow, but it tapers off
Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the lastLawrence WelkAmerican entertainer (Born this day 1903) Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 11, 2014 9:41:53 GMT 10
A week is a long time in politics
Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power
We have taken steps which have not been taken by any other democratic government in the world. We are taking steps with regard to prices and wages which no other government, even in wartime, has taken
In all our plans for the future, we are re-defining and we are re-stating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution. But that revolution cannot become a reality unless we are prepared to make far-reaching changes in economic and social attitudes which permeate our whole system of society. The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or for outdated methods on either side of industry
He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery
I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all
Everybody should have an equal chance — but they shouldn't have a flying startHarold WilsonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom (Born this day 1916) I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 11, 2014 9:42:45 GMT 10
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, tend the sick, and house the homeless
I'm sick and tired of black and white people of good intent giving aspirin to a society that is dying of a cancerous disease
Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around
You [M.L. King, Jr] may be assured that we won't ever let your words die. Like the words of our Master, Jesus Christ, they will live in our minds and our hearts and in the souls of black men and white men, brown men and yellow men as long as time shall last
He [Nixon] told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House
Christians should be ready for a change because Jesus was the greatest changer in history
I don't know what the future may hold, but I know who holds the futureBro. Rev. Ralph AbernathyUS civil rights leader (Born this day 1926) Ralph David Abernathy is the best friend that I have in the world( Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 11, 2014 9:43:21 GMT 10
I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that on television. It's just not on
Much of what passes for quality on British television is no more than a reflection of the narrow elite which controls it and has always thought that its tastes were synonymous with quality
For better or for worse, our company (News Corp.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values
No one's going to be able to operate without a grounding in the basic sciences. Language would be helpful, although English is becoming increasingly international. And travel. You have to have a global attitude
There is so much media now with the Internet and people, and so easy and so cheap to start a newspaper or start a magazine, there's just millions of voices and people want to be heard
The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow
The buck stops with the guy who signs the chequesRupert Murdoch, O.G.G.Australian-American publisher ( New York Post), CEO ( Fox) (Born this day 1931) I'm a catalyst for change. You can't be an outsider and be successful over 30 years without leaving a certain amount of scar tissue around the place
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 11, 2014 9:44:16 GMT 10
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable ... There is another theory which states that this has already happened
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't
First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII – and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realized it's a brochure
All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by
I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any dayDouglas AdamsBritish author ( Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) (Born this day 1952) Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 11, 2014 9:44:59 GMT 10
To go against the grain is the secret of bravery
Truth is hard-hearted and unrelenting, too clear, precise; a lie is much more imaginative
Burning the witch Giordano Bruno is one more wound inflicted on Christ’s body
Long ago we conquered our passions looking at ourselves in the mirror of eternity
And what does infinity mean to you? Are you not infinity and yourself?
I imagined I was God for a millisecond and became speechless for a long time
Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deedsDejan StojanoviæSerbian-American poet ( The Sun Watches the Sun) (Born this day 1959) To the knights of faith nobody believes
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Post by Tamrin on Mar 12, 2014 8:35:13 GMT 10
Wednesday’s Quotes:Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend
To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond
All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final
To rule by fettering the mind through fear of punish- ment in another world is just as base as to use force
Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all
Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fancies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them
Men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth — often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeableHypatia (the "most high") Last Head of the School, Museum & Library of Alexandria (Murdered this day 415) The Martyrdom of Hypatiaby J. Augustus Knapp for M.P. Hall The last scientist who worked in the Library was a mathematician, astronomer, phys- icist and the head of the Neoplatonic school of philosophy — an extraordinary range of accomplishments for any individual in any age. Her name was Hypatia. She was born in Alexandria in 370. At a time when women had few options, and were treated as property, Hypatia moved freely and unselfconsciously through traditional male domains. By all accounts she was a great beauty. She had many suitors but rejected all offers of marriage. The Alexandria of Hypatia's time — by then long under Roman rule — was a city under grave strain. Slavery had sapped classical civilization of its vitality. The growing Christian Church was consolidating its power and attempting to eradicate pagan influence and culture. Hypatia stood at the epicenter of these mighty social forces. Cyril, the Arch- bishop of Alexandria, despised her because of her close friendship with the Roman govenor, and because she was a symbol of learning and science, which were largely identified by the early Church with paganism. In great personal danger, she continued to teach and publish, until, in the year 415, on her way to work she was set upon by a fanatical mob of Cyril's parishoners. They dragged her from her chariot, tore off her clothes, and, armed with abalone shells, flayed her flesh from her bones. Her remains were burned, her works obliterated, her name forgotten. Cyril was made a saint.(Carl Sagan, Cosmos)
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