I will say that the God concept is at the heart of 2001 but not any traditional, anthromorphic image of God. I don't believe in any of Earth's monotheistic religions, but I do believe that one can construct an intriguing scientific definition of God, once you accept the fact that there are approximately 100 billion stars in our galaxy alone, that each star is a life-giving sun and that there are approximately 100 billion galaxies in just the visible universe.
Man isn't a noble savage, he's an ignoble savage. He is irrational, brutal, weak, silly, unable to be objective about anything where his own interest… - Stanley Kubrick
Man isn't a noble savage, he's an ignoble savage. He is irrational, brutal, weak, silly, unable to be objective about anything where his own interest…
- Stanley Kubrick
If you really want to communicate something, even if it’s just an emotion or an attitude, let alone an idea, the least effective and least enjoyable … - Stanley Kubrick
If you really want to communicate something, even if it’s just an emotion or an attitude, let alone an idea, the least effective and least enjoyable …
Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous. - Stanley Kubrick
Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.
I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want. - Stanley Kubrick
I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.
Nothing is as dangerous as a sure thing. - Stanley Kubrick
Nothing is as dangerous as a sure thing.
The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. - Stanley Kubrick
The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.
Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better. - Stanley Kubrick
Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better.
The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good. - Stanley Kubrick
The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.
Either you care, or you don't. There's no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way. - Stanley Kubrick
Either you care, or you don't. There's no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way.
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