Permanence Quotes

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The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of

The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.

Bertrand Russell

Philosophy Permanence Permanent

I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think.

I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend...

Neil Gaiman

Stars Permanence

...we took the 10 machines we agreed were the most beguiling

...we took the 10 machines we agreed were the most beguiling, and we put them on permanent exhibit in the foyer of this library underneath a sign whose words can surely be applied to this whole ruined planet nowadays: THE COMPLICATED FUTILITY OF IGNORANCE

Kurt Vonnegut

Ignorance Futility Permanence