If we had no winter…

IMAGE: If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. – Anne Bradstreet (1612 – 1672) (Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound… More »

It surprises me how…

IMAGE: It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. It's a crazy world out there. Be curious.

It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. It’s a crazy world out there. Be curious. – Stephen (William) Hawking (1942 – 2018)… More »

I have noticed that…

IMAGE: I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street. [I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.]

I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street. [I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and… More »

Primitive life is…

IMAGE: (In the Universe it may be that) Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth.

(In the Universe it may be that) Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth. – Stephen (William) Hawking (1942 – 2018) (Image by Stefan Keller from… More »

I’m sure I’ll take…

IMAGE: "I'm sure I'll take you with pleasure!" the Queen said. "Two pence a week, and jam every other day." Alice couldn't help laughing, as she said, "I don't want you to hire me - and I don't care for jam." "It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday - but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to 'jam to-day'," Alice objected. "No, it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day: to-day isn't any other day, you know."

“I’m sure I’ll take you with pleasure!” the Queen said. “Two pence a week, and jam every other day.” Alice couldn’t help laughing, as she said, “I don’t want you to hire me – and I don’t care for jam.”… More »

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