
“The spell of power never quite releases its hold.”
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 12 “Lord”
“The spell of power never quite releases its hold.”
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 12 “Lord”
“Only if our citizens are physically fit will they be fully capable of such an effort.”
1960, Sport at the New Frontier: The Soft American
Context: But physical fitness is as vital to the activities of peace as to those of war, especially when our success in those activities may well determine the future of freedom in the years to come. We face in the Soviet Union a powerful and implacable adversary determined to show the world that only the Communist system possesses the vigor and determination necessary to satisfy awakening aspirations for progress and the elimination of poverty and want. To meet the challenge of this enemy will require determination and will and effort on the part of all Americans. Only if our citizens are physically fit will they be fully capable of such an effort.
“If you're judging any creative effort, longevity is the reward.”
Arthur Rankin, Jr. Interview https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/arthur-rankin-jr
Source: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202
Shi'ite Hadith
“Am I to refuse to eat because I do not fully understand the mechanism of digestion?”
Context: Mathematics is of two kinds, Rigorous and Physical. The former is Narrow: the latter Bold and Broad. To have to stop to formulate rigorous demonstrations would put a stop to most physico-mathematical inquiries. Am I to refuse to eat because I do not fully understand the mechanism of digestion?
Source: Défense des Lettres [In Defense of Letters] (1937), p. 22