Sidney W. Fox quotes

Sidney W. Fox quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“A further aspect I should like to discuss is what I call the practice of infinite escape clauses. I believe we developed this practice to avoid facing the conclusion that the probability of self-reproducing state is zero. This is what we must conclude from classical quantum mechanical principles as Wigner demonstrated”
-- Sidney W. Fox

#Zero Quotes #Believe Quotes #Self Quotes

“I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.”
“Zero problems with neighbors' is a value. But another equally important value is to establish peace.”
“Better take the keys and drive forever. Staying won't put these futures back together. All the perfect drugs and superheroes wouldn't be enough to bring me back to zero.”
“Carbon zero simply means that the emissions you are releasing either are zero or balance out to zero.”

Source : "Alex Steffen on Carbon-Zero Cities". Interview with Theresa Riley, billmoyers.com. March 19, 2013.
“The Christian that is bound by his own horizon, the church that lives simply for itself, is bound to die a spiritual death and sink into stagnancy and corruption. We never can thank God enough for giving us not only a whole Gospel to believe, but a whole world to give it to.”
“I cannot understand how any man or woman can believe in the Lord's coming and not be a missionary, or at least committed to the work of missions with every power of his being.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1987). “Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear”, p.23, Moody Publishers
“I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.”
“I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve.”

Source : "Drop Dead Healthy" by A.J. Jacobs, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 13, 2012.
“Birth is a shadow. Courage, self-sustained, outlords succession's phlegm, and needs no ancestors.”
“The guys who stick around are the smartest guys and the guys who are the most self-driven. You have to have drive. The coaches can only take you so far. You have to want to learn and work.”

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