Takipcihome Quotes & Sayings

Seek first what is true and of value, and then whatever happiness follows will be of the appropriate quantity and, more importantly, quality. — Julian Baggini

I hate it when you see talented teams with a lot of scorers and they can't get along with each other. — Gilbert Arenas

Be still
Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity — Lao-Tzu

[ ... ] there is one inexorable law of technology, and it is this: when revolutionary inventions become widely accessible, they cease to be accessible. Technology is inherently democratic, because it promises the same services to all; but it works only if the rich are alone using it. When the poor also adopt technology, it stops working. A train used to take two hours to go from A to B; then the motor car arrived, which could cover the same distance in one hour. For this reason cars were very expensive. But as soon as the masses could afford to buy them, the roads became jammed, and the trains started to move faster. Consider how absurd it is for the authorities constantly to urge people to use public transport, in the age of the automobile; but with public transport, by consenting not to belong to the elite, you get where you're going before members of the elite do. — Umberto Eco

Strength is incomprehensible by weakness, and, therefore, the more terrible. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

What I love is acting, and the technical stuff does tend to slow things down. — Anna Popplewell