Anomaly Quotes

“Cathy says, “I’ve always hated that phrase—the opposite sex. I mean, how exactly do we oppose each other? How exactly are we opposites? I think we’re complementary.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Movies have had more influence on us than science.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Teller adds, “Imagine spending your whole life in that and thinking your bouncy castle represents reality. That's us here upon Earth.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“I think patience is a sign of higher intelligence.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“When it comes to quantum physics, one of the brighter young scientists has, tongue in cheek, suggested placing a cat in a box with a vial of cyanide linked to a radioactive counter to see if the anomaly will resolve Schrödinger’s paradox for them.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Beauty is more than makeup, more than styled hair, more than lipstick or pretty earrings. True beauty is a connection between two people that reaches beyond mere looks.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“For the folks at home. Hollywood has a way of molding popular opinion. Tell me why we shouldn’t be worried.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“The appearance of the anomaly has confirmed our greatest hopes while unmasking some of our deepest fears. Our world will never be the same again.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Dr. Anderson says, “Remember the Challenger space shuttle disaster. Group-think dominated within NASA, and we couldn’t see the forest for all the damn trees—until we lost seven astronauts. A little diversity in decision making is a good thing.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Violence is the antithesis of civilization.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Your day will arise,” the plastic man says. “One day you will sail among the stars.” “But not now?” Teller says with a heavy heart. “No.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“The most important thing in life is life itself. People always look for meaning in life, as though meaning is somehow missing, but it’s not, it’s all around us. Your granddad, your grandmother, your mom and dad, your brothers and sisters. There’s nothing more valuable than them. There’s no dollar figure you can place on them.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“This is all about trust. Whoever made this probe could have set it up to actively investigate any foreign intelligence it comes across, and it could have done that without us ever knowing anything about it, but it hasn’t. They wanted this to be a discussion, a two-way conversation. They wanted this to be respectful, not forceful. And I think that’s quite profound.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Science is the discipline to investigate the world without regard to any preconceived ideas, be they religious or traditional beliefs. Science looks for reasons. And it asks but one question. Why?”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“You would seek knowledge, but what you need is wisdom. You would seek to advance, but what you need is to consolidate. You seek to run, but you must walk.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“I’ve signed into a video chat room and posted contact details on the CERN forums. I only hope someone from the liaison team is monitoring them. Certainly, they won’t be expecting to hear from us via Switzerland.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“you’d rather descend back into the Dark Ages where your faith is unchallenged”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Nature is indifferent to cruelty, but to be civilized is to be civil, to be courteous and kind.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Finch pops open the camera and drops a still-warm recordable disc into his hand.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“True beauty is a connection between two people that reaches beyond mere looks.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“And Cathy knows, she’s seen what the anomaly has done to Teller, filling him with an unwarranted sense of overconfidence while the world burns around them.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“History is never obvious to those caught in the moment.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“We are so isolated and insulated from the reality of the cosmos around us. It’s like we’ve lived our entire lives in a religious cloister and have never seen the world beyond our small courtyard.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“No, we cannot trust the Americans. They will abuse this trust, just as they have abused their world power time and again over the past century. The anomaly must come under the control of the United Nations.” The assembly breaks into an uproar.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“The Russian ambassador stands, addressing his comments to the assembly at large. “This is the country that champions freedom and justice, but will not ratify its membership to the International Criminal Court. And why? Because it fears its own illegal activities will be exposed. America protects its citizens from the illegal actions they undertake in the name of the United States. My fellow ambassadors, we cannot trust those that do not trust in the transparency of international justice.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“All too often, we look outward for meaning in life, wanting something to give us meaning, not realizing we already have meaning all around us in the loved ones in our lives.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Oh, the dishes they cook probably don’t taste as good as they make out anyway. The way the judges carried on last night, you’d think the chocolate dessert gave them an orgasm.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Your granddad, your grandmother, your mom and dad, your brothers and sisters. There’s nothing more valuable than them. There’s no dollar figure you can place on them.” Everyone’s”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“It was his sister who came to the rescue. She was a preschool teacher. She dragged him along on a couple of field trips to help out with the kids. Teller was surprised by how much he enjoyed himself.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“She’s of Scottish descent, way back on her mother’s side, and has Celtic blood.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly