“This is a quantum universe ... neither random nor determined. It is potential at every second. All you can do is intervene.” UniverseCan DoDeterminedQuantumEvery Second Author:Jeanette Winterson
“This instrument [radio] can teach. It can illuminate, yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it's nothing but wires and lights in a box.” HumansEndsUseLightCan DoEducationTeachInspireInstrumentsRadioBoxesDeterminedWireGood Night And Good Luck Book:In Search of Light: The Broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow, 1938-1961 Source: In Search of Light: The Broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow, 1938-1961
“Your life's course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.” TryingHardCertainCoursesEasyCan DoDeterminedEasy ThingsThings That Are Hard Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Now, there is something else interesting here, is this thing called self-determinism and pan-determinism. We have found that there is something stands as a barrier between the ability of a person to be self-determined and the condition he is in, and that is willingness to be controlled. As long as a person will resist control, then everything that comes along which threatens to control him can do so; and thus you have aberration. And until he has a total tolerance of control, he cannot be self-determined or pan-determined.” PersonsLongSelfFoundCan DoAbilityInterestingConditionsDeterminedToleranceBarriersWillingnessControlledDeterminismAberration Author:L. Ron Hubbard