Dirimu Bukan Quotes & Sayings

Darwin's "strange inversion of reasoning" and Turing's equally revolutionary inversion were aspects of a single discovery: competence without comprehension. Comprehension, far from being a Godlike talent from which all design must flow, is an emergent effect of systems of uncomprehending competence: natural selection on the one hand, and mindless computation on the other. These twin ideas have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, but they still provoke dismay and disbelief in some quarters, which I have tried to dispel in this chapter. Creationists are not going to find commented code in the inner workings of organisms, and Cartesians are not going to find an immaterial res cogitans "where all the understanding happens". — Daniel C. Dennett

Mindfulness needs to not be judgmental to really be mindfulness, which means it needs a basis of loving kindness. — Sharon Salzberg

The development of weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to carry them would be a very destabilizing effect, should Iran be able to accomplish that. — Richard Armitage

It's like I'm thirteen again and he's my crush. All I'm aware of in this entire roomful of people is him. Where he is, what he's doing, who he's talking to. — Sophie Kinsella

As new mainstream customers are acquired and new markets are conquered, the product becomes part of the public face of the company, with important implications for PR, marketing, sales, and business development. In most cases, the product will attract competitors: copycats, fast followers, and imitators of all stripes. — Eric Ries

The trouble with opportunity is, it never announces when it comes. It's only after it's gone, you'd realize that you missed it. — Uday Kotak

I'm not in the clubs; I'm a homebody. I go out when I feel I have to for work or if there's a special function. You might catch me at the grocery store, but you won't see me out and about in Atlanta. — Keith Sweat

Gospel wakefulness means treasuring Christ more greatly and savoring his power more sweetly. — Jared C. Wilson

It's lovely being a producer. It's really a lot of fun and I can learn a lot. — Sam Raimi

Building bridges with clenched fists is impossible. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it's only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse. — Terence McKenna