"What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance." ― Havelock Ellis Topic(s): Change More From Havelock Ellis "Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself." "In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was frequently combined with a close and romantic intimacy of affection between the sexes which shocked austere moralists." "A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray." More In Change "Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people’s minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide."― Barbara Deming "Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer."― Sholom Aleichem "It is important to fund young researchers who want to do curiosity-driven research. Curiosity-driven research is a part of life. Some people are curious. They want to learn more about nature and society should help that. It’s like art: you can learn more and bring more beauty."― Serge Haroche