Tomb Effigy Bust of Marie de France (1327-41), daughter of Charles IV of France and Jeanne d'Evreux by Jean de Liège, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval Art
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Marble with lead inlays
A little set of birds commissioned by a friend. Typography by Barret Anspach
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Sisko:
Every time I throw this ball a hundred different things could happen in a game. He might swing and miss; he might hit it. The point is you never know. You try to anticipate, set a strategy for all the possibilities as best you can, but in the end, it comes down to throwing one pitch after another, and seeing what happens. With each new consequence, the game begins to take shape.
Prophet:
And you have no idea what that shape is until it is completed?
Sisko:
That's right. In fact, the game wouldn't be worth playing if we knew what was going to happen.
Prophet:
You value your ignorance of what is to come?
Sisko:
That may be the most important thing to understand about humans. It is the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching, not just for answers to our questions, but for new questions. We are explorers. We explore our lives day by day, and we explore the galaxy, trying to expand the boundaries of our knowledge. And that is why I am here. Not to conquer you with weapons, or with ideas, but to coexist and learn.
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Etiquette warnings shown before silent films (1910s)
Hats were like the cell-phones of the 1910s.
My only question is what else were they applauding with??
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