#log

He's suffering from Politicians' Logic. Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it. ↗

— Antony Jay

#logic #must #politicians #something #suffering

The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was to become decisive in determining the trend of my literary work. ↗

— Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

#botany #chemistry #course #decisive #determining

Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark. ↗

— John Jewel

#dark #geometry #human #human knowledge #knowledge

These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I'm not downplaying that. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#birth #child #defect #easier #experimental

Wolves directly affect the entire ecosystem, not just moose populations, their main prey, because less moose equals more tree growth ↗

— Rolf Peterson

#ecology #ecosystems #moose #trees #wolves

Geological age plays the same part in our views of the duration of the universe as the Earth's orbital radius does in our views of the immensity of space. ↗

— John Joly

#does #duration #earth #geological #immensity

Change occurs when one becomes what he is, not when he tries to become what he is not. ↗

— Arnold Beisser

#peace #psychology #change

That’s one of the best things about horror movies – they’re not real life. They’re like emotional cardio. They give us the chance to be terrified in a consequence-free environment. That’s the joy of all fiction, really: you get the benefit of experiencing something without the burden of having to actually experience it. ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#blog-post #rothfuss #tinker-s-packs #experience

The more you love,the more love you have to give.It's the only feeling we have which is infinite... ↗

— Christina Westover

#christina-westover #courtney-love #family-relationships #gay #jealousy

The truly powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on the most rarified delicacy of all: impunity. ↗

— Naomi Klein

#dine #fast #fast food #feed #food