Scarlett Thomas Quotes

It's not even a question of whether the universe is meaningful or meaningless. It's in what way could it be meaningful, or in what way, if it was meaningful, could that be even more meaningless than normal meaninglessness?

Scarlett Thomas

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UniverseWayMoreQuestionNormal

I worked with Michael Bay on 'Transformers,' and I got to work with the writer of 'Transformers,' who's this really great guy whom I loved.

Jennifer Konner

WorkGreatLovedGuyGotWhom

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power.

Andrea Bocelli

PowerYouAthletePossibleNeed

For years, my marriage to Prince was mine. The idea of exposing myself to the world... was terrifying.

Mayte Garcia

MarriageMyselfWorldYearsMine

I think it's science and physics are just starting to learn from all these experiments. These experiments have been carried out hundreds and hundreds of times in all sorts of ways that no physicist really questions the end point. I think that these experiments are very clearly telling us that consciousness is limitless and the ultimate reality.

Robert Lanza

ScienceThinkRealityEndLearnOut

I have always enjoyed vampire stuff without ever having been a full vampire geek. I suppose I love the idea of blood thirst because it can say so much about us, not simply about addiction but about all those desires that can tear a family apart.

Matt Haig

FamilyLoveBloodSayAddictionUs

Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.

Ann Landers

MarriageSunsetHappyHappy Marriage

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.

Stephen Fry

HomeMyselfWritingThinkSmoking

I'll never get used to living without Mo, but the painful things that surround what happened to him aren't so painful any more-not so raw or so new.

Robin Gibb

NewLivingNeverHimWithoutThings

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.

Mary Schmich

LovedYouMoviesOutWhoFigure

When scientists are asked what they are working on, their response is seldom 'Finding the origin of the universe' or 'Seeking to cure cancer.' Usually, they will claim to be tackling a very specific problem - a small piece of the jigsaw that builds up the big picture.

Martin Rees

SmallUniversePictureProblemWill

Every one of our 10,000 taste buds is wired for sugar. But we aren't born liking salt - we develop a taste for it at about 6 months.

Michael Moss

BornSaltSugarTasteLikingOur

I'm happy if my music is being downloaded, whether it's legally or illegally.

Joshua Bell

MusicHappyBeingWhetherLegally

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