Sean Carroll Fine Tuning Quotes & Sayings

Dead and still in the world was worse than dead and in the ground. Dead in the ground at least gave you the hope of heaven. — Ron Rash

Bellow

"Tell the range and all that's howling,
the flickers of life beyond the weeds,
the vulture's furrowed brow of flight,
the blasted sticky Canadian lawn thistle;
tell the clowned-out clouds and the rain,
and all that makes you go quiet again,
tell them that you didn't come here
to make a fuss, or break, or growl, or
scream; tell them-crazy sky and stars
between-tell them you didn't come
to disturb the night air and throw a fit,
then get down in the dark and do it. — Ada Limon

I want you to stay here ...with me."
"All night?"
"All night."
Drew cupped her face with his hands giving her a gentle kiss. "In my arms. — Mary J. Williams

There's no comfort I can give,
that will ease her pain,
and make her see that she's the
perfect storm — Kristan Billups

A woman's life is a history of the affections. — Washington Irving

Before I ever acted as an amateur - which I did a great deal at school and at university - I used to go to the theater with my parents in the north of England, where I was born and brought up ... Theater of all sorts. — Ian McKellen

In a world of limitations, only a fool would hesitate to touch the infinite. — Rhoads Brazos

Of old I used to say that in my body, that in the body of this grass and of this beetle (there, she didn't care for the grass, she's opened her wings and flown away), there was going on a transformation of matter in accordance with physical, chemical, and physiological laws. And in all of us, as well as in the aspens and the clouds and the misty patches, there was a process of evolution. Evolution from what? into what?
Eternal evolution and struggle ... As though there could be any sort of tendency and struggle in the eternal! — Leo Tolstoy

Most people who make threats don't follow through. The most dangerous people are often those who never make threats. But 'most' and 'often' aren't what you are looking for when you're dealing with a scary person. You want to 'know.' And there is no knowing. — Susan Estrich

When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. — Sun Tzu

I've always read a lot of sci-fi. When my son was younger, I actually went to a 'Star Trek' convention. — Blair Brown

There are practically an endless number of measurements which can be taken, but I came to feel that a scientist indulges in more than endless measurement. He must speculate. He must dream. He must find that which is beyond understanding." - Charles L. Scudder — Daniel Ellis