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The conscious purpose of science is control of Nature its unconscious effect is disruption and chaos.

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William Irwin Thompson
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Category: Science

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. Parenting is an impossible job at any age.
  • 2. I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now that's what I do for a living.
  • 3. I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was the way I would keep faith with the audience that supported me as I went along.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I know plenty of actresses in their early thirties who look amazing although there's that old saying: 'Ladies get older men get more distinguished.'
  • 2. I feel fortunate I have this amazing relationship with so many people in America because I was in their homes at a very private time of day. They probably might have still had their robe on and their slippers and haven't made the beds.
  • 3. It is amazing how the public steadfastly refuse to attend the third day of a match when so often the last day produces the best and most exciting cricket.

3 Anger

  • 1. Fear is the only true enemy born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate.
  • 2. Generally speaking if a human being never shows anger then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.
  • 3. There's a lot of bitterness there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary not one in every ten children attending Public schools throughout the colonies is acquainted with a single historical fact about Australia.
  • 2. Since I wrote to you last we have got our chapel beautifully lighted with gas and have had our anniversary.
  • 3. And currently there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics Australian Federation my 50th Birthday and Sydney Dance Company's 25th Anniversary.

5 Architecture

  • 1. I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.
  • 2. Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness.
  • 3. I see architecture not as Gropius did as a moral venture as truth but as invention in the same way that poetry or music or painting is invention.
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