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“The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
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― Cryptonomicon
― Cryptonomicon
“The deeds of men, as footprints in the desert.
Nothing under the circling moons is fated to last.
Even the sun goes down.”
― The Lions of Al-Rassan
Nothing under the circling moons is fated to last.
Even the sun goes down.”
― The Lions of Al-Rassan
“We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
“I always tend to assume there's an infinite amount of money out there."
There might as well be, "Arsibalt said, "but most of it gets spent on pornography, sugar water and bombs. There is only so much that can be scraped together for particle accelerators.”
― Anathem
There might as well be, "Arsibalt said, "but most of it gets spent on pornography, sugar water and bombs. There is only so much that can be scraped together for particle accelerators.”
― Anathem
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