9 Quotes & Sayings By Massimo Marino

Massimo Marino was born in 1968 and graduated from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia with a degree in physics, and then went on to receive a Ph.D. in the same subject from the University of Bologna. After teaching at the University of Bologna, he became a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Florence. In 1996 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to the U.S., where he studied for a number of years at Princeton University, Cornell University, and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Read more

In 1998 he moved to the University of California at Santa Barbara's Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he is now an associate professor. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the "Premio Accademico del Lince" from Italy's Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and a "Humboldt Fellowship" from Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

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When the Universe is taken into account, nothing is impossible. Massimo Marino
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Life must be lived at the right time. Death is not scary when one dies after having lived fully. One must choose to live though and face all adversities. Massimo Marino
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Bad thoughts can be dangerous if left to simmer and weaken the heart slowly and invisibly. Like termites that destroy the beams of a house, secretly, in the dark until it's too late and everything collapses. Massimo Marino
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What did the Romans say? “De gustibus non est disputandum”: It is worthless to discuss personal taste. It is called 'personal' for a reason. Massimo Marino
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Expiating a sin does not mean doing something opposite to wallow in guilt, but to use that same guilt to achieve full knowledge of the sin. The fault lies more not in having committed certain acts, rather in having carried them out without reaching their intimate knowledge. And this leads to committing a wrong again and again. Massimo Marino
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The idea turned Facebook into the digital version of a message in a bottle. Massimo Marino
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Freedom is for the curious ones. Free is the one not influenced by taboos. Free is the one who reasons and evolves continuously, and refuses to accept anything without thinking. Massimo Marino
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Freedom is that which comes from knowledge, the freedom that comes from curiosity, the freedom that comes from the times when the first man did not refuse to look into a telescope and discovered other planets, the freedom that comes from those who tried relentlessly when all others said it was impossible. It is in this freedom that deviance has its roots. Massimo Marino