“Well, Congress gave us a billion dollars to dig the hole, this gigantic hole. Bigger, much bigger than the hole in Geneva, Switzerland. Then they canceled the machine and gave us a second billion dollars to fill up the hole. Two billion dollars to dig a hole and fill it up. That is the wisdom of the United States Congress and it really makes you wonder: Is there intelligent life on the Earth? Certainly not in the United States Congress.” WellsTwoStatesEarthUnitedWonderUnited StatesMachinesBiggerIntelligentDollarsCongressBillionsHolesSwitzerlandGenevaIntelligent Life Author:Michio Kaku
“We can achieve the utmost in economies by engineering knowledge; we can conquer new fields by research; we can build plants and machines that shall stand among the wonders of the world; but unless we put the right man in the right place-unless we make it possible for our workers and executives alike to enjoy a sense of satisfaction in their jobs, our efforts will have been in vain.” MenWorldHas BeensJobsEnjoyEffortWonderEconomyAchieveFieldsResearchMachinesPlantWorkersSatisfactionConquerVainExecutivesEngineeringRight PlaceRight ManWonder Of The World Author:Edward Stettinius, Jr.
“I am against all machines. It's no wonder that so many Americans go on dope when they have no other cultural stimulus than a television.” WonderTelevisionGoes OnMachinesStimulusDope Author:James Purdy
“Machine thinking is the opposite of mindfulness. If we're really engaged in mindfulness when walking along the path to the village, then we will consider the act of each step we take as an infinite wonder, and a joy will open our hearts like a flower, enabling us to enter the world of reality.” IfsThinkingWorldHeartRealityJoyWonderStepsPathFlowerWalkingMindfulnessMachinesOppositesInfiniteEngagedVillageEnabling Author:Nhat Hanh
“It's just interesting to me that the physical enactment of that mind moving has gradually changed for you in the last few years. It made me wonder if the change was deliberate in any sense, or procedural, like when A.R. Ammons stuck an adding machine roll into his typewriter to squeeze his verses into shorter lines.” IfsYearsMindMadeLastsMovingLinesInterestingWonderChangedMachinesStuckVersesDeliberateTypewriters Author:Matthew Zapruder