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A creative train of thought is set off by: the unexpected, the unknown, the accidental, the disorderly, the absurd, the impossible. — Asger Jorn
There was romance in the unknown, but once a place had been discovered and cataloged and mapped, it was diminished, just another dusty fact in… — Ransom Riggs
All of this passes, and none of it means anything to me.It's all foreign to my fate, and even to fate as a whole. It'sjust… — Fernando Pessoa
On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown. — Seneca the Younger
When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers. — Gordon Gee
All our scientific and philosophic ideals are altars to unknown gods. — William James
The dream arises from a part of the mind unknown to us, but none the less important, and is concerned with the desires for the… — Carl Jung
Intelligence looks for what is known to solve problems. Creativity looks for what is unknown to discover possibilities. — Simon Sinek
Through fasting. . .I have found a perfect health, a new state of existence, a feeling of purity and happiness, something unknown to humans. — Upton Sinclair
For this fear of death is indeed the pretense of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being the appearance of knowing the unknown; since no one… — Socrates
One must be willing to stand alone - in the unknown, with no reference to authority or the past or any of one's conditioning. One… — Adyashanti
God bless this tiny little boat, And me who travels in it. It stays afloat for years and years, And sinks within a minute. And… — Michael Leunig
I believe such illumination comes if you're open to the surprises the universe throws at you. You must be able to let go of the… — Juliette Binoche
Wave after wave has brought to our shores beautiful and mysterious treasures from unknown worlds: figurines, animals, fetishes, masks, ceremonial or useful objects. They are… — Dominique de Menil
Reading has always been life unwrapped to me, a way of understanding the world and understanding myself through both the unknown and the everyday. If… — Anna Quindlen
Faith...is letting go and trusting oneself to the unknown. — Alan Watts
Going after the unknown is always fascinating, I think. It becomes part of your life, this desire to know. — Mark Oliphant
I know very well that many scientists consider dowsing as they do astrology, as a type of ancient superstition. According to my conviction this is,… — Albert Einstein
The process of growth is, it seems, the art of falling down. Growth is measured by the gentleness and awareness with which we once again… — Stephen Levine
We establish a connection with the unknown through the act of giving something and, paradoxically, the act of destroying something. That is what is behind… — Roberto Calasso

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