Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time. Richard Dawkins beliefinstitutionpassage Change image and share on social
I read whenever possible, and I buy books all the time, sometimes online, but mostly from bookshops. I love literature. If you want to understand art, it's important to understand what is also happening in literature, in music, in science, in architecture. Hans-Ulrich Obrist architectureartbook share on social
When you sing live, you cannot expect any artist, except for the amazing Beyonce or GaGa, to get it right every time. Cher Lloyd amazeartistbeyonce Change image and share on social
My family was always playing with words. It is little wonder that even after I got serious about writing, I've had a hard time getting serious about words. James Howe familyhardhave Change image and share on social
The war on terror is the most insane and immoral war of all time. The Americans are doing what they did in Vietnam, bombing villages. But how can a civilised nation do this? How can you can eliminate suspects, their wives, their children, their families, their neighbours? How can you justify this? Imran Khan americanbombchild share on social
Heat can also be produced by the impact of imperfectly elastic bodies as well as by friction. This is the case, for instance, when we produce fire by striking flint against steel, or when an iron bar is worked for some time by powerful blows of the hammer. Hermann von Helmholtz barblowbody share on social
Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the accepted values of that time. Douglas Hurd acceptactiondefence Change image and share on social
I like to stay home with my family. But travel is good in a way. It makes you redefine each other each time you see each other. Also, it helps that I think my wife is the hottest woman in the world. Mads Mikkelsen familygoodhelp Change image and share on social
Instead of using new technologies to preserve for ready discovery material that might in the past never have been stored, or deleting everything as soon as possible, we can develop systems that place sensitive information beyond reach until a specified amount of time has passed or other conditions are met. Jonathan Zittrain amountconditiondelete share on social
I would say that we have not completely cracked the code of the '60s. We are still finding our way through that time. Tom Brokaw 60scodecompletely Change image and share on social