Quantum Radio Quotes

“And I think that’s life. I think sometimes we have to put one foot in front of the other, not knowing what the right path is but trudging ahead because, frankly, we don’t have a choice, and because, optimistically, I choose to believe where we’re going will be worth whatever we’re about to go through.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Being unafraid was a bad thing. It was deadly. And an evolutionary dead end. Being afraid was good. It conveyed a survival advantage. Selective pressure favored the fearful. Thus, the entire human race became populated with people like all of us—humans with genes that biologically program us to be afraid of eyes watching us.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“When I was terrified of public speaking as a kid, she explained it with science. She told me that we humans evolved to be afraid of a room full of eyes staring at us. As hunter-gatherers, our ancestors who realized eyes were watching them usually got eaten not long after. We evolved with that experience haunting us. We evolved to have a fight-or-flight response at the moment we see a group of eyes staring at us. Today, in a civilized society, our rational minds can overpower that deep-rooted instinct, but it takes practice.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Gestapo and Sicherheitsdienst had both been groups within the Schutzstaffel, or SS. The SS itself had originated as a group of Nazi party volunteers called the Saal-Schutz, or Hall Security. In the early 1930s, the Saal-Schutz was charged with securing meeting locations for Nazi party gatherings. As the SS grew into a major paramilitary organization, it was integrated with the German armed forces.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“I tell you what, Ty: once you learn from the past, you’ve gotta let it go. It can’t do anything else for you. The future is all that matters.” Tom glanced around at the meat locker. “And based on what I’m seeing, you’re going to need all that brainpower for whatever is going on here.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“No, Gerhard, it’s like a café. They’ve got everything: soups, salads, paninis, cold sandwiches, bakery stuff—and that’s the problem. Bill says it’s like hospital food. They have everything, but nothing is really that good, especially if you’ve had it a bunch—and we have lately. He keeps saying, ‘Panera is overpriced hospital food, change my mind.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“think what’s occurring is a bit like your Higgs boson. What is it you call it? The God particle?”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“copse”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“His mother smiled. “Noted. The thing is, there’s a way to essentially dampen that innate fear response in your amygdala. And luckily, it comes naturally to you: kindness and generosity. When we’re kind and helpful to others, it calms the fight-or-flight response in our brains. Kindness is a natural stress reliever. It puts our minds in a different place. When we change our attitude, it changes how our brain reacts. We’re not on the defensive. We’re on the offense—and we’re doing the offense to help others. That’s a deep well of strength.” She studied him for a moment. “Kindness is the fear killer.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“They weren’t afraid, Ty. They didn’t run—or prepare to fight—the second they felt those eyes upon them. Their minds didn’t ring the alarm bells that enabled them to react fast enough. The predators pounced. From an evolutionary standpoint, those prehistoric humans who weren’t afraid when they realized that eyes were watching them didn’t live long enough to pass on their genes. Being unafraid was a bad thing. It was deadly. And an evolutionary dead end. Being afraid was good. It conveyed a survival advantage. Selective pressure favored the fearful. Thus, the entire human race became populated with people like all of us—humans with genes that biologically program us to be afraid of eyes watching us. What does that tell you?”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Attitude and perspective are two sides of the same coin. Your mother’s advice is wise. My point is this: it does not do to dwell on that which you do not have. You find strength—and freedom—in what you have.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“The only way to avoid being attacked is to do nothing important, nothing that matters to anyone.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Every person had had their feelings hurt at some point. That was life. Emotional harm always left scar tissue. Sometimes it was a thin scar. Sometimes it was thick, making it harder to feel again. And sometimes, a hurt deep enough changed a life forever.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“There, at the intersection of what you love and what you’re good at, is a magical place of success and happiness. It’s just hard to find.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“That fire inside of her had fueled the success of her music career. But it was also a curse. She wished she could turn it off like a flame in a gas fire. Another part of her wondered who she would be without that fire. If she could still create incredible work without all the hurt and hate deep inside of her.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Because there was a piece of her in those songs. Her pain. Her hopes. Her struggles. Her beliefs. Those songs were a reflection of her. And she wanted to share them with the world. She wanted others to see themselves in that music, to know that they weren’t alone. To her, that was part of the magic of art.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Kato believed that every person deserved a chance to explain their actions, to be heard before they were judged. But life had taught him that there was the justice that one deserved and the justice that could be had. Here and now, this jungle justice was the only thing within reach. Kato took a step closer, held the rifle to his shoulder, and gave the man what he deserved.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“He was also there for a selfish reason: to let the rage inside of him out by killing bad people.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“You have a birthright. That birthright is to be happy and healthy. Not all of us claim that birthright.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“When we’re kind and helpful to others, it calms the fight-or-flight response in our brains. Kindness is a natural stress reliever. It puts our minds in a different place. When we change our attitude, it changes how our brain reacts. We’re not on the defensive. We’re on the offense—and we’re doing the offense to help others. That’s a deep well of strength.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“However, a recent study in Iceland by deCODE turned that notion upside down. We now know that identical twins are not as identical as we once believed—genetically speaking. In fact, by the time twins are born, there are already differences in their genomes.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Why do you think that?” Bishop asked. “Gut instinct.” Bishop rolled his eyes. “Well, we can’t risk the extinction of the human race on your gut instinct.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Precisely why we plan to do the printing on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific surrounded by a fleet of nuclear submarines with multiple warheads trained on it.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“generations. If trauma can alter the DNA of our children, it’s plausible that other, more specific memories could be encoded.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Gut instinct. Whoever is on the other side of the quantum radio is clearly more advanced than us. They wouldn’t just fax over some representatives. First of all, a printed human wouldn’t have any memories—”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Mom. I’m fine. Just sore.” “Which might imply internal bleeding.” “I’m not bleeding internally, Mom. Please relax.” “Well, it’s hard to relax when someone is trying to blow up your son.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Quantum entanglement is part of the disagreement between quantum physics and classical physics. Einstein called entanglement ‘spooky action at a distance.’ It’s this phenomenon where one or more particles can act as mirrors of each other. The astounding thing is that it can happen over vast distances. So, for example, if two particles were entangled and one was here on Earth, it would have the same properties as the entangled particle even if the other one was in another galaxy. The”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Since Ty had climbed into the truck, the driver had said only four words: “I’m Lars,” and “Don’t talk.” And he hadn’t. For the first forty minutes, the only voice in the cab was that of a French audiobook narrator.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“Eh, we’re just trying to unravel the major mysteries of space and time and reconcile the greatest unanswered questions in physics.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio

“What about you? What do you do at CERN?” “Oh, you know, the usual—accelerating particles to near the speed of light and smashing them together to see what comes out in an effort to understand what the universe was like in the earliest fractions of a second of its existence.”
― A.G. Riddle, Quantum Radio