"To mimic the computational power of your brain, one would have to construct a computer the size of a city block, cooled by a river, energized by a nuclear power plant."
- Michio Kaku
An essay on anxiety the most prevalent mental illness here.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
"Having a resentment against someone is like drinking a poison and thinking it'll kill your adversary."
- Nelson Mandela
"It's very comforting to be in a cult. All questions are answered. All decisions are handed over. You have this exalted vision of your own destiny and how beloved you are in the eyes of God and how authentic you are. It's a very comforting bubble to live in, but it's not real."
- Orthodox Rabbi Reuben Poupko
"[In each of my films] I see people who have been shattered, laid low, in a terrible predicament and you watch them pick themselves back up."
- David O. Russell
Words strain, Crack and sometimes break, under the burden, Under the tension, slip, slide, perish, Decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, Will not stay still.
- T.S. Eliot
Sunday, February 2, 2014
"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." - Socrates