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Two quotes to remember

1) If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

2) I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.

– Arthur C. Clark

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Sunday, March 21

"A human being is a part of the whole, ..." by Albert Einstein

by ronjon on March 21, 2004 12:00PM (PST)

"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space.
He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest --
a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us,
restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion,
to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement
is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security."

- Albert Einstein, quoted in H. Eves Mathematical Circles Adieu (Boston 1977)

(borrowed from my friend Rosita Wandella's website, www.dakinirose.com)

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