“The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.”
-Stephen Ambrose
-Stephen Ambrose
"Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life."
-President John F. Kennedy
-President John F. Kennedy
"Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be."
-Daniel J. Boorstin
-Daniel J. Boorstin
"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."
-Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day
-Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day
"The world's environmental problems will get resolved, one way or another…in pleasant ways of our own choice, or in unpleasant ways not of our choice..."
-Jared Diamond, evolutionary biologist
-Jared Diamond, evolutionary biologist
"Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars."
-H. G. Wells, The Outline of History, 1920.
-H. G. Wells, The Outline of History, 1920.
"I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I'm an optimist. We will reach out to the stars."
-Stephen Hawking, interview in The Daily Telegraph, 16 October 2001.
-Stephen Hawking, interview in The Daily Telegraph, 16 October 2001.
“The brain is even more remarkable...there is no computer that can do near as much as what the brain can do”
–James Watson, co-founder of the DNA double helix
–James Watson, co-founder of the DNA double helix
“Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.”
-Paul de Man
-Paul de Man
Sources:
- Gaylord Nelson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylord_Nelson
- http://societymatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jared_Diamond.jpg
- http://blastr.com/assets_c/2010/07/hg-wells-thumb-350x457-43344.jpg
- http://www.churchofreality.org/images/stephen-hawkings.jpg
- Paul de Man: http://www.ub.edu/las_nubes/archivo/tres/articulos/Torne.htm
- http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_STD1HnhXIxg/TO2HApOkJEI/AAAAAAAAAI8/8GB84nV_xU0/s320/1961_Kennedy2.jpg
- http://www.05news.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/james-watson.jpg
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Daniel_Boorstin.jpg/250px-Daniel_Boorstin.jpg
- http://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/writers/ambrose/stephen-ambrose2.jpg
