The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being. – Vernor Vinge
The thing that comes most frequently to me on yoga retreats is excruciating pain in my hips. – Taiye Selasi
How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit. – V. S. Pritchett
I didn’t become an actor because I wanted to act. Actually, I wanted to become a marine biologist. But most of all, I wanted to be accepted. – Willie Aames
Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus. – Wallace Stegner
I was extremely close to my father, inseparable. Where we hung out most of the time was the pub. – Samantha Power
The most telling thing about ‘Fargo,’ both the now-classic movie and the television series, is that it doesn’t take place in Fargo. – Steve Erickson
Bose-Einstein condensation is one of the most intriguing phenomena predicted by quantum statistical mechanics. – Wolfgang Ketterle
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. – Sydney J. Harris
Despite the disreputable company it keeps, bismuth is harmless. In fact, it’s medicinal: Doctors prescribe it to soothe ulcers, and it’s the ‘bis’ in hot-pink Pepto-Bismol. Overall, it seems like the most out-of-place element on the periodic table, a gentleman among scoundrels. – Sam Kean
Turkish cuisine is, to my mind, one of the most exciting and accomplished in the world. – Yotam Ottolenghi
Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade. – Warren Zevon
When I was eight, a hippie guy taught me how to meditate and gave me this scarf I was supposed to wear when I meditated. I still have it; it’s probably one of the items that mean most to me. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
Most of the things in ‘The Things They Carried’ didn’t happen to me. Ninety-five percent of it’s invented. It’s not what occurred. – Tim O’Brien
Most of my peers in television seem to be from a different planet. I don’t hang out with any of them. – Trisha Goddard
Pikaia is a missing link because, of all chordates, it’s probably the most primitive. – Simon Conway Morris
As a border prosecutor, I’ve put criminals behind bars who worked for some of the most violent cartels in the world. – Susana Martinez