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the studious examination of the past in the greatest of detail does not teach you much about the mind of History; it only gives you the illusion of understanding it. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

When it got to be time to design the week - a period of time, unlike the day, month, and year, with no intrinsic astronomical significance - it was assigned seven days, each named after one of the seven anomalous lights in the night sky. We can readily make out the remnants of this convention. In English, Saturday is Saturn's day. Sunday and Mo[o]nday are clear enough. Tuesday through Friday are named after the gods of the Saxon and kindred Teutonic invaders of Celtic/Roman Britain: Wednesday, for example, is Odin's (or Wodin's) day, which would be more apparent if we pronounced it as it's spelled, "Wedn's Day"; Thursday is Thor's day; Friday is the day of Freya, goddess of love. The last day of the week stayed Roman, the rest of it became German. — Carl Sagan

Even nature; the restless waves, irregular trees and stars all out of line show that chaos can be beautiful! — Sophia McMaster

I wasn't at all sure I could make that sort of leap into that sort of comic book reality. — Terence Stamp

If the guy behind the camera is not good, the pictures are bad. It's still you, and it's the same lines and everything, but it doesn't work. — Vincent Cassel

I really wish there was some big brother conspiracy theory. I just think it's the ignorance of trying to make a dollar. That's what the networks have done and will continue to do. If anyone doesn't think that this is about making money, then they're crazy. — Montel Williams

Here's your first problem," he said, pointing at a sentence. "'Religion is the opium of the people.' Well, I don't know about people, but I think you'll find that the opium of pirates is actual opium. — Gideon Defoe

When you teach a concept, charge ($). When you show them how to, charge ($$). When you do it with them, charge ($$$). When you do if for them, charge ($$$$). — Rory Carruthers