Would - Quotes
In the early days of the Internet, this was one of the medium's great hopes - that it would finally offer a medium whereby whole towns - and indeed countries - could co-create their culture through discourse. Personalization has given us something very different: a public sphere sorted and manipulated by algorithms, fragmented by design, and hostile to dialogue.
If the sweetness of our lives did not depart, there would be no sweetness at all.
It`s the glitches and twists [...], that make this universe unique and compelling. Without flaws, there would be no depth, no substance.
If you had all the answers you desire, [...] - after you received them - what would be left for you to do?
Anyone who would attempt the task of felling a virgin forest with a penknife would probably feel the same paralysis of despair that the reformer feels when confronted with existing school systems.
I would never be happy with anyone else as long as you walk the Earth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, "You know that`s a really good argument; my position is mistaken", and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn`t happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
Only a fool of a scientist would dismiss the evidence and reports in front of him and substitute his own beliefs in their place.
Surprise is inherent in the structure of the world. Nature can throw us surprises for which no amount of knowledge would have prepared us.
I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.
Contrary to what marketers would have you believe, you are not what you own. You are you, and things are things; no physical or mathematical alchemy can alter these boundaries, despite what that full-page magazine ad or clever commercial tries to tell you.
If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you", that would suffice.
How would your life change if your actions did all the talking and all you used your mouth for was to say please and thank you?
If humans were inclined to goodness, religion would not be necessary.
If Christmas were a government program, the Citizens Against Government Waste would classify the entire $66 billion in annual expenditure as "waste".