Alan Lightman: Quotes about the world

Alan Lightman is Physicist, science writer, essayist, novelist. Explore interesting quotes on world.
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“The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

Pain , World , Time , Joy

“Suppose time is a circle, bending back on itself. The world repeats itself, precisely, endlessly.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

World , Time

“The tragedy of this world is that everyone is alone. For a life in the past cannot be shared with the present.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

Life , World , Past

“If a person holds no ambitions in this world, he suffers unknowingly. If a person holds ambitions, he suffers knowingly, but very slowly.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

World , Suffering , Personality

“It is a world of impulse. It is a world of sincerity. It is a world in which every word spoken speaks just to that moment, every glance given has only one meaning, each touch has no past or no future, each kiss is a kiss of immediacy.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

World , Kiss , Past , Future