"In this world, there are two times. There……" — Alan Lightman
"In this world, there are two times. There is mechanical time and there is body time." "They do not keep clocks in their houses. Instead, they listen to their heartbeats. They feel the rhythms of their moods and desires." "Then there are those who think their bodies don't exist. They live by mechanical time. They rise at seven o'clock in the morning. They eat their lunch at noon and their supper at six. They arrive at their appointments on time, precisely by the clock."
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Alan Lightman
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65 Quotes by Alan Lightman
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Most people have learned to live in the moment. The argument goes that if the past has uncertain effect on…
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Sadness is no more than a bit of acid transfixed in the cerebellum.
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In this world, there are two times. There is mechanical time and there is body time. The first is as…
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With infinite life comes an infinite list of relatives. Grandparents never die, nor do great grandparents, great-aunts…and so on, back…
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Where are the one billion people who lived and breathed in the year 1800, only two short centuries ago?
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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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There is a place where time stands still ...illuminated by only the most feeble red light, for light is diminished…
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In a world without future, each parting of friends is a death. In a world without future, each loneliness is…
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In this world, artists are joyous. Unpredictability is the life of their paintings, their music, their novels. They delight in…
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In this acausal world, scientists are helpless. Their predictions become postdictions- Their equations become justifications, their logic, illogic. Scientists turn…
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We're plugged in 24 hours a day now. We're all part of one big machine, whether we are conscious of…
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All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile…
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First, there's the job - where the goal is simply to earn a living and support your family. Then there's…
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We all have appointments with the past.
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The genius of Republican liberty, seems to demand on one side, not only that all power should be derived from…
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Watch out Mr. Bush! With the exception of economic policy and energy policy and social issues and tax policy and…
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A lot of times, I'm traveling or have appointments, so I don't get to work out every day, but I…
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The muse holds no appointments. You can never call on it. I don't understand people who get up at 9…
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I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining…
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And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the…
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I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of…
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