Douglas T. Ross (1929–2007) American computer scientist
Source: Retrospectives : The Early Years in Computer Graphics at at MIT, Lincoln Lab and Harvard (1989), p. 25.
On Kevin Rudd
Dandelion Mind (2010)
Douglas T. Ross (1929–2007) American computer scientist
Source: Retrospectives : The Early Years in Computer Graphics at at MIT, Lincoln Lab and Harvard (1989), p. 25.
“… we've got so many laws you can't breathe without breaking something.”
John Steinbeck book The Winter of Our Discontent
Source: The Winter of Our Discontent (1961), Part Two, Chapter XIV
“What you call passion is not spiritual force, but friction between the soul and the outside world.”
Hermann Hesse book The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game (1943)
Context: To be capable of everything and do justice to everything, one certainly does not need less spiritual force and èlan and warmth, but more. What you call passion is not spiritual force, but friction between the soul and the outside world. Where passion dominates, that does not signify the presence of greater desire and ambition, but rather the misdirection of these qualities toward an isolated and false goal, with a consequent tension and sultriness in the atmosphere. Those who direct the maximum force of their desires toward the center, toward true being, toward perfection, seem quieter than the passionate souls because the flame of their fervor cannot always be seen.
“Do the people in Australia call the rest of the world 'Up Over'?”
Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author
Nick Xenophon (1959) Australian politician
From 2009 November 17 speech on Scientology in Australia Senate, cited in [Natasha, Bita, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/science-or-fiction/story-e6frg6z6-1225799903311, Science or fiction?, The Australian, November 20, 2009, 2009-11-20]
“There's a way outside. We're — we've got to find out what we are.”
Brian W. Aldiss book Outside
His voice rose to an hysterical pitch. He was shaking Calvin again. "We must find out what's wrong here. Either we are victims of some ghastly experiment — or we're all monsters!"
Outside (1955)
“I am known by many names, but you may call me… Tim.”
Graham Chapman (1941–1989) English comedian, writer and actor
Source: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book): Mønti Pythøn Ik Den Hølie Gräilen
Wil Wheaton (1972) American actor and writer
Source: Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise