“If a photographic plate under the center of a lens focused on the heavens is exposed for hours, it comes to reveal stars so far away that even the most powerful telescopes fail to reveal them to the naked eye. In a similar way, time and concentration allow the intellect to perceive a ray of light in the darkness of the most complex problem.” IfsWayProblemLightEyeScienceHeavenStarsHoursPowerfulDarknessFailingComplexesIntellectFocusedNakedPerceiveConcentrationMost PowerfulRaysExposedFar AwayPlatesLensesTelescopesDarkness To LightRays Of LightComplex ProblemsNaked Eyes Book:Advice for a Young Investigator Source: Advice for a Young Investigator
“Many say that DOS is the dark side [from Star Wars], but actually UNIX is more like the dark side: It's less likely to find the one way to destroy your incredibly powerful machine, and more likely to make upper management choke.” WayWarStarsSidesDarkPowerfulMachinesManagementOne WayChokeDark SideUnix Author:Lore Sjoberg
“Richard Gavin is one of the bright new stars in contemporary weird fiction. His richly textured style, deft character portrayal, and powerful horrific conceptions make every one of his tales a pleasure to read.” CharacterStarsPleasurePowerfulFictionStyleTalesContemporaryConceptionHorrificPortrayal Author:S. T. Joshi
“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. And if the fixed stars are the centres of other like systems, these, being formed by the like wise counsel, must be all subject to the dominion of One; especially since the light of the fixed stars is of the same nature with the light of the sun.” IfsLightBeautifulStarsPowerfulSunWiseSubjectsPlanetsIntelligentFixedCentreDominionCometsWise Counsel Book:Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated)
“I believe the cinema is one of our principal forms of art. It is an incredibly powerful way to tell uplifitng stories that can move people to cry with joy and inspire them to reach for the stars.” PeopleWayBelieveArtStoriesMovingFormJoyI BelieveStarsPowerfulCryInspireUpliftingCinemaPrincipal Author:Wes Craven
“God is discovered entirely through creation - the brilliance of a sunset, the powerful roar of a waterfall, the symphony of sounds you hear in the heart of the forest, or the vastness of space and its countless stars. God is the mastermind behind all matter - every earth shattering scientific discovery and mystery that is yet to be unraveled was dreamed and enacted by God.” HeartMatterEarthStarsSoundSpacePowerfulBehindsMysteryCreationDiscoveryForestsSunsetSymphonyBrillianceVastnessWaterfallsScientific DiscoveryShatteringMastermindVastness Of Space Author:Benjamin F Sullivan
“Whenever you wonder about yourself, look up at the stars swirling around in the heavens and just realize how tiny and puny they are. They're supposed to be gigantic explosions and they're just these insignificant little dots. If you step back from things far enough you realize how important and powerful you are.” IfsLooksLittlesImportantEnoughHeavenStarsRealizingPowerfulWonderStepsTinySupposed To BeLook UpAbout YourselfInsignificantExplosionsDots Author:Alan Alda