“The mind of the greatest man on earth is not so independent of circumstances as not to feel inconvenienced by the merest buzzing noise about him; it does not need the report of a cannon to disturb his thoughts. The creaking of a vane or a pully is quite enough. Do not wonder that he reasons ill just now; a fly is buzzing by his ear; it is quite enough to unfit him for giving good counsel.” MenNeedsGivingFeelsMindDoeReasonEnoughEarthWonderCircumstancesEarsIndependentIllNoiseReportsTriflesCannonsGreatest Man Book:Thoughts on religion, and other subjects Source: Thoughts on religion, and other subjects
“It's no wonder human beings are so narcissistic. The way our ears are constructed, we can hear only what is right next to us or else the internal monologue inside.” WayHumansNextHuman BeingsWonderEarsInternalsNarcissisticMonologues Book:Islands, the universe, home Source: Islands, the universe, home
“The music of Gavin Bryars falls under no category. It is mongrel, full of sensuality and wit and is deeply moving. He is one of the few composers who can put slapstick and primal emotion alongside each other. He allows you to witness new wonders in the sounds around you by approaching them from a completely new angle. With a third ear maybe.” MovingFallSoundEmotionWonderEarsThirdsWitSensualityWitnessCategoriesComposerAnglePrimalSlapstick Author:Michael Ondaatje
“When we cracked the genetic DNA code, opened the big Pandora's box, and it really did become possible to produce chimeras, my ears shot up. Having been brought up among the biologists and having followed various debates about ways to improve the human template and other debates about the true nature of our nature, I began seriously to wonder: What if? We hold in our hands a tool that is more powerful - for good or ill - than any we have wielded before.” IfsWayHumansHandsBigsPowerfulWonderProduceShotsToolsEarsIllBoxesVariousDebateCodeWhat IfDnaTrue NatureCrackedBiologistPandoraChimeraPandora's Box Author:Margaret Atwood