Moments Quotes by Alan Lightman

9 Moments quotes by Alan Lightman

Alan Lightman’s scientific curiosity translates into crisp observations. This set of nine brief quotes offers a quick, nuanced view of how he frames fleeting moments.

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In a world without future, each moment is the end of the world.

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Faith is the ability to honor stillness at some moments, and at others to ride the passion and exuberance.

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I wouldn't overall say that "The Diagnosis" is a funny book. I would say that it has comic moments. It's a modern…

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It is a world of impulse. It is a world of sincerity. It is a world in which every word spoken speaks…

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A life is a moment in season. A life is one snowfall. A life is one autumn day. A life is the…

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In a world of fixed future, life is an infinite corridor of rooms, one room lit at each moment, the next room…

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Most people have learned to live in the moment. The argument goes that if the past has uncertain effect on the present,…

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Human beings consider themselves satisfied only compared to some other condition. A man who has owned nothing but a bicycle all of…

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A world in which time is absolute is a world of consolation. For while the movements of people are unpredictable, the movement…

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Writers are a loosely knit community - community is an overstated word. Writers don't see each other very much.

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Time is the clarity for seeing right and wrong.

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