“What I believe is we’re able to push the boundaries of our knowledge only so long as we keep our focus on phenomena itself, rejecting metaphysical conclusions and false certainty, however comforting they may be.” — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“Throughout history, the men competing to shape the future had collected lost sheep to use as pawns in their game, cannon fodder in their… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. It was the third of Arthur C. Clarke’s three laws of prediction.” — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“And truthfully, when microbiologists talk amongst ourselves, off the record after a few glasses of wine, the optimists admit their optimism is more wishful… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“many people, not just Americans, make the mistake of taking it neat. He explained how Scotch is made, saying, ‘Fer heaven’s sake, we add… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“there’s three sides to every story: yours, mine, and the truth. I can only give you mine.” — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“productivity meetings were just about the least productive thing ever devised by middle management, and that was saying plenty. Those corporate frat boys were… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“how he hated the word “homeland”; it sounded just one step shy of “fatherland”—” — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“that’s what religion is. A philosophy of coping. It may bring comfort to the dispossessed, but comfort isn’t good for the dispossessed. The dispossessed… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“But you better know now, it’s the way of life. Everything you love goes away in the end.” — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
“All that human energy, wasted, in response to the simple fact that we know we are going to die, and we don't know what… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
