After a time, you may find that having is not so nearly pleasing a thing as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.
Spock, Amok Time
Work quote
My brother has this in his Facebook profile about his job description:
Pink rock goes to the processing plant, green rock goes to the waste pile…or was that green to the tailings….oh crap, I can’t remember.
(He’s a geologist)
Trek quote
“Learn why things work on a starship” – Kirk
“Each ship has it’s own combination code to prevent an enemy from doing what we’re attempting” – Spock
“Using our console to order Reliant to lower her shields” – Kirk
I’ve always loved this segment from Star Trek: TWOK. To me, it serves as an example that understanding how and why something works the way it does is always better than just knowing how to use it.
The future
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough
Albert Einstein
Ideas
I think it’s better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should malleable and progressive; working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth; new ideas can’t generate. Life becomes stagnant. – Rufus from Dogma