Shanrah Wakefield Quotes & Sayings

Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part. — Hermann Broch

So that even although he had from the beginning given it no other form than that of chaos, provided only he had established certain laws of nature, and had lent it his concurrence to enable it to act as it is wont to do, it may be believed, without discredit to the miracle of creation, that, in this way alone, things purely material might, in course of time, have become such as we observe them at present; and their nature is much more easily conceived when they are beheld coming in this manner gradually into existence, than when they are only considered as produced at once in a finished and perfect state. — Rene Descartes

There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar. — Oliver Goldsmith

Easy enough to fight when the monster kept its distance, easy enough to draw the line. But when the moster was literally outside the door, that's when your actions mattered. The hard choice wasn't opening the door. The hard choice was keeping it closed. — Carla Buckley

I don't care. People here have to find their own way, negotiate for themselves, use their own brains. — Hans Monderman

Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good. — Liam Neeson

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything. — James Thurber

Extrapolated, technology wants what life wants:
Increasing efficiency
Increasing opportunity
Increasing emergence
Increasing complexity
Increasing diversity
Increasing specialization
Increasing ubiquity
Increasing freedom
Increasing mutualism
Increasing beauty
Increasing sentience
Increasing structure
Increasing evolvability — Kevin Kelly

What I think is so great about interviews, is when people cite inspirations. — Jason Schwartzman