Peter Godfrey-Smith quotes

Peter Godfrey-Smith quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“In a world full of audio visual marvels, may words matter to you and be full of magic.”
-- Peter Godfrey-Smith

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“A scoop of pure honey set in a green bowl.”
-- Peter Godfrey-Smith

Source : 1984 Of Bath.The English Companion.

“I've been in the studio when you go through a track and you run down a track and you know even before the singer starts singing, you know the track is swinging ... you know you have a multimillion-seller hit - and what you're working on suddenly has magic,”
“For humans, flying isn't magic, it's physics.”
“Any effects created before 1975 were done with either tape or echo chambers or some kind of acoustic treatment. No magic black boxes!”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line.”
“The best magic always results from ecstasies of logic.”
“A divided heart loses both worlds.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
“Aggressive Christianity is the world's greatest need.”
“We may not preach a crucified Saviour without being also crucified men and women. It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration. The cross that Paul speaks about was burned into his very flesh, was branded into his being, and only the Holy Spirit can burn the true cross into our innermost life.”
“A bona fide spiritual master, under the guidance of authorities, can turn anyone to the Vaisnava cult so that naturally he may come to the topmost position of a brahmana.”
“While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.”

Source : "The Meaning of Life and Other Essays" by A.J. Ayer, ("The Meaning of Life"), 1990.

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