Governments and scientists in India need to ensure that politics and religious ideology do not intrude into science. They belong to separate spheres, and if they are not kept separate, it is science in India and the country as a whole that will suffer (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan)
I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived from the constitution. My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist. They were given to me and each of my fellow citizens by our creator, and they represent the essence of human dignity.. (Joe Biden, Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics)
We live in a stocking which is in the process of being turned inside out, without our ever knowing for sure to what phase of the process our moment of consciousness corresponds. (Vladimir Nabokov, Bend Sinister)
Upon graduation, believe it or not, I had no job. I had no interviews. I had no prospects. I had no worries. What I did have, I had passion. I had enormous passion. I had passion for financial markets. I had fallen in love with financial markets (Gary Cohn)
It’s always been this way. There were rumors about me even before I was born. It’s why my mother never calls me Sobachka. She says it makes me sound like a mongrel.”My heart gave a little pang at that. I’d been called plenty of names growing up.”I like mongrels,” I said. “They have cute floppy ears.””My ears are very dignified. (Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm)
Withdrawal and advance are two defaults within one second, but each second of error is critical and threatening in a crucial time. (Hadas Moosazadeh, Author)
Dear God, if one day I lose my hope and purpose, give me confidence that your destiny is better than anything I ever dreamed (Daniel Friday Danzor)
Food,” I suggested. “Sleep. That’s what I need. To get the hell away from here.”Cole frowned at me, as if I’d suggested “ducks” and “yoga” (Maggie Stiefvater, Forever)
Music move God, just as it does lucifer. Something they both have in common (niyigiraimbabazi Zacharia)
Just as it is hard for us, in our garden, to stop weeding, because there is always another weed there in front of us, it may be hard for her to stop grazing, because there are always a few more shoots of fresh grass just ahead of her. (Lydia Davis, Can’t and Won’t: Stories)