Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.

Quote by Arthur Koestler

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The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out

God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

True creativity often starts where language ends.

True creativity often starts where language ends.

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in...

A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in...

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.