Sunday, 25 February
Two thoughts from Mary Beard
"Action without study is fatal."
“It is a dangerous myth that we are better historians than our predecessors.”
Monday, 26 February
Two thoughts from James Burke
"We still go on believing that today's version of things is the only right one"
“When you read a book, you hold another's mind in your hands.”
Tuesday, 27 February
Two thoughts from Simon Schama
"Irreverence is the lifeblood of freedom."
"The older I get, the more I want to do. It beats death, decay or golf in unfortunate trousers. Peace and quiet depress me."
Wednesday, 28 February
Two thoughts from Leonard Susskind
“Unforeseen surprises are the rule in science, not the exception. Remember: Stuff happens.”
“If necessity is the mother of invention, laziness is the father. The Einstein summation convention is the offspring of this happy marriage.”
Thursday, 29 February
Two thoughts from V.S. Ramachandran
“All good science emerges from an imaginative conception of what might be true.”
"Curiosity illuminates the correct path to anything in life. If you're not curious, that's when your brain is starting to die."
Friday, 1 March
Two thoughts from Hermann Hesse
"Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go."
"We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps."
Saturday, 2 March
Two thoughts from William Randolph Hearst
"News is what people don't want you to print. Everything thing else is ads."
"You can crush a man with journalism."
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dear jim,
thank you for these as always!
some particular faves from this batch:
"Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go." -- Hermann Hesse
"News is what people don't want you to print. Everything thing else is ads." -- William Randolph Hearst
"Curiosity illuminates the correct path to anything in life. If you're not curious, that's when your brain is starting to die." -- V.S. Ramachandran
thank you for sharing!
love
myq