“What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives.”
Hey Nostradamus! (2003)
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“We live at what could be a defining moment for the cosmos, not just for our Earth.”
Martin J. Rees book Our Final Hour
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“The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations.”
Celia Green (1935) British philosopher
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Geoffrey Hill (1932–2016) English poet and professor
Interview, The Paris Review No. 80, Spring 2000 http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/730/the-art-of-poetry-no-80-geoffrey-hill