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Alan Lightman Quotes: A writer is someone who has a one-man tent in the desert and occasionally he sees the footprint of an other writer - in the form of a review or something.
         

A writer is someone who has a one-man tent in the desert and occasionally he sees the footprint of an other writer - in the form of a review or something.


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The world is moving faster and faster, but where are we going?I think one of the reasons why things are getting blurry is because there is not much meaning.



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

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



We live in a highly polarized society. We need to try to understand each other in respectful ways. To that end, I believe that we should make room for both spiritual atheists and thinking believers.

We live in a highly polarized society. We need to try to understand each other in respectful ways. To that end, I believe that we should make room for both spiritual atheists and thinking believers.



-But rational thoughts lead only to rational thoughts, whereas irrational thoughts lead to new experiences.

-But rational thoughts lead only to rational thoughts, whereas irrational thoughts lead to new experiences.



All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction.

All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction.



The urge to discover, to invent, to know the unknown, seems so deeply human that we cannot imagine our history without it.

The urge to discover, to invent, to know the unknown, seems so deeply human that we cannot imagine our history without it.



Sadness is no more than a bit of acid transfixed in the cerebellum.

Sadness is no more than a bit of acid transfixed in the cerebellum.



While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back.

While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back.



Everyone shares the same fate.

Everyone shares the same fate.



The world is moving faster and faster, but where are we going?

The world is moving faster and faster, but where are we going?





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For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time.



I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize that money has a half-life, like radioactive elements.

I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize that money has a half-life, like radioactive elements.



Everything is part of one web, one matrix of existence, beyond discussion. This is our true self in its undifferentiated form.

Everything is part of one web, one matrix of existence, beyond discussion. This is our true self in its undifferentiated form.



Marine scientists predict that by 2050 there will be no more large fish left in the ocean if we don't change our relationship with the sea.

Marine scientists predict that by 2050 there will be no more large fish left in the ocean if we don't change our relationship with the sea.



When I was at the age when you were supposed to be glamorous if you were a movie star, I wasn't.

When I was at the age when you were supposed to be glamorous if you were a movie star, I wasn't.



I've experienced several different healing methodologies over the years - counseling, self-help seminars, and I've read a lot - but none of them will work unless you really want to heal.

I've experienced several different healing methodologies over the years - counseling, self-help seminars, and I've read a lot - but none of them will work unless you really want to heal.



I don't really know how to live my life, just like lots of other people don't. I guess you just learn along the way.

I don't really know how to live my life, just like lots of other people don't. I guess you just learn along the way.



For me, God is in my life. I don't hide from that... I think the search has been on since the '60s.

For me, God is in my life. I don't hide from that... I think the search has been on since the '60s.



The bigger story here is that the fabric of the Net has changed; it’s a place for people to connect up around shared interests and then collaborate towards some sort of action.

The bigger story here is that the fabric of the Net has changed; it’s a place for people to connect up around shared interests and then collaborate towards some sort of action.



I just try to be as honest and open as possible with all my music, whether it's live shows or the studio.

I just try to be as honest and open as possible with all my music, whether it's live shows or the studio.




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