The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world. A theory is a species of thinking, and its right to exist is coextensive with its power of resisting extinction by its rivals. – Thomas Huxley
A tool is usually more simple than a machine it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power. – Charles Babbage
The approval of the public is to be avoided like the plague. It is absolutely essential to keep the public from entering if one wishes to avoid confusion. I must add that the public must be kept panting in expectation at the gate by a system of challenges and provocations. – Andre Breton
Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if youre seeing the movie, you know its something different. – Tom Hanks