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For me, university was just awful because it was closing one door after the other of all these candy shops of professional possibilities. Richard Powers awfulcandyclose Change image and share on social
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery. Richard Powers conditioncontrolcultivate share on social
My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible. Richard Powers goalinvisiblemediation Change image and share on social
In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will. Thomas Keating attentioncenterexpression Change image and share on social
If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality. George Weinberg acceptactbox Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
