Favourite Quotations (Moderator: Frederique)

Any technology that does not appear magical is insufficiently advanced.

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The dinosaurs disappeared because they could not adapt to their changing environment. We shall disappear if we cannot adapt to an environment that now contains spaceships, computers — and thermonuclear weapons.

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The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

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Perception is externally guided hallucination

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The Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, did not claim kingship, and his four immediate political successors followed his example. Kingship appeared when people grew remote from the Islamic spirit, and eventually this digression became a vehicle for oppression and despotism.

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Ναρκισσιστές τύραννοι, όπως ο Χίτλερ ή ο Στάλιν δεν είχαν καλό τέλος. Η παντοδυναμία τους τελείωσε στην οργή. Αυτή θα είναι και η μοίρα του Ερντογάν.

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She seems to have worked out an infallible method for assuring permanent male fidelity.

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Spock, the women on your planet are logical. That's the only planet in this galaxy that could make that claim.

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I have noted that the healthy release of emotion is frequently very unhealthy for those closest to you.

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Ποιο είναι το νόημα να είσαι παγκοσμίως πρώτος στο ΑΕΠ, αν είναι υπό αμφισβήτηση το φαγητό, το νερό και ο αέρας που αναπνέεις;

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Είμαστε ολοκληρωμένες με ή χωρίς έναν σύντροφο, με ή χωρίς ένα παιδί. Δε χρειάζεται να παντρευτούμε ή να γίνουμε μητέρες για να είμαστε πλήρεις. Εμείς οι ίδιες καθορίζουμε το τι σημαίνει ευτυχία για εμάς.

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Η βία είναι μια ρωγμή στο οικοδόμημα της δημοκρατίας

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To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart.

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Ό,τι επιθυμείς να το φωνάζεις δυνατά, αγρίμι να γίνεσαι. Δεν ταιριάζει η μετριότητα με την λαχτάρα.

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Dr. Korby: Can you imagine how life could be improved if we could do away with jealousy, greed, hate? ... Kirk: It can also be improved by eliminating love, tenderness, sentiment — the other side of the coin, Doctor.

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Δε θα πάω στην κηδεία της, όχι. Δεν πάω σε κηδείες. Μόνο σε μία θα πάω. Στη δική μου.

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We do not even in the least know the final cause of sexuality; why new beings should be produced by the union of the two sexual elements. The whole subject is as yet hidden in darkness.

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