January 30, 2006

  • "The difference between me at five and me now is that at five Ididn't have much invested emotionally in the Universe being a certain way.  Being 'wrong' never was a concern.  It was all learning.  Now I keep reminding myself: in science there is no such thing as a failed experiment.  Learning that what I was testing simply does not work is actually a success."  Will Arentz


    "I have found that I find a particular excitement in suddenly realizing I don't know the answer to something.  It's like coming to the edge of a clif in my mind.  In this space of 'nothing' or not knowing, I get this intense feeling of anticipation.  The reason I get excited is because I've come to the edge of what I know, and I realize that shortly an understanding will arrive in my head that will be staggering and will not have existed in me the moment before.  it will be this huge ah-HA.  I learned recently that an ah-ha stimulates the pleasure center of the brain.  Evidently I'm addicted to this feeling."   Mark Vicente


    "Let's say a spaceship lands next to you on the coffee table (does size matter?) and inside is The Universal Book of Everything.  And you get to ask one question.  What is the question?  ... And by now the Book is feeling a little depleted, and it got to be The Universal Book of Everything by asking questions of everyone, and getting real answers.  So the question for you (the answer to which will be added in The Book) is :  What is the One Thing you know for sure?"  (from What The Bleep Do We Know, pg 2)