#lex

I promise nothing complete; because any human thing supposed to be complete, must not for that very reason infallibly be faulty. ↗

— Herman Melville

#human-nature #humanity #infallibility #nature

Sufficiently simple natural structures are predictable but uncontrollable, whereas sufficiently complex symbolic descriptions are controllable but unpredictable. ↗

— Howard Pattee

#philosophy #science #systems #nature

God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#father #god #judge #justice #religion

Come on, Rory! It isn't rocket science, it's just quantum physics! -The Doctor (Matt Smith) ↗

— Steven Moffat

#doctor-who #humour #matt-smith #the-god-complex #science

One sometimes finds what one is not looking for ↗

— Alexander Fleming

#science #science

Government succeeds by failing. ↗

— L.K. Samuels

#complexity-science #economics #politics #science

Jack: "..You were the on­ly one I saw when I closed my eyes" Lexi: "Then why wasn't I enough when they were open? ↗

— K.A. Linde

#hurt #jack #lexi #commitment

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#resilience #sisters

Was your mom a gardener?” I asked innocently. “What?” Ren’s mouth hung open slightly. “Because a face like yours belongs planted on the ground. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#innocence

I was gonna be super pissed in the afterlife if I died a virgin in this crap hole. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#blood