We are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and our work is a delightful game. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes curiosity delightful drive
Now, what that means is that there is fundamental indeterminacy from quantum mechanics, but besides that there are other sources of effective indeterminacy. Murray Gell-Mann effectivefundamentalindeterminacy Change image and share on social
But I don't actually adopt the point of view that our subjective impression of free will, which is a kind of indeterminacy behavior, comes from quantum mechanical indeterminacy. Murray Gell-Mann adoptbehaviorfree Change image and share on social
The chaos can act as a magnifier of quantum fluctuations so that they can produce sizable effects in the world around us. But we know that that can happen often. Murray Gell-Mann actchaoseffect Change image and share on social
The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization. Fredric Jameson americanclotheculture share on social
The thing I always liked best about touring abroad was constantly running into different people, different cultures, different foods. It really pumped up my batteries... I'm constantly playing to a demographically diverse audience... one generation is driven by nostalgia, the next by curiosity. And that's why I have no plans to retire. Gene Pitney abroadaudiencebattery share on social
True, the name of the product wasn't so great. Kindle? It was cute and sinister at the same time - worse than Edsel, or Probe, or Microsoft's Bob. But one forgives a bad name. One even comes to be fond of a bad name, if the product itself is delightful. Nicholson Baker badbadlybob share on social