Those who go overseas find a change of climate, not a change of soul.
—Horace, c. 20 BC
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Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible.
—Alvin Toffler, 1970There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.
—Anthony Trollope, 1862There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1738I’ve got some shit I’m conservative about and some shit I’m liberal about. Crime—I’m conservative. Prostitution—I’m liberal.
—Chris Rock, 2008To know the abyss of the darkness and not to fear it, to entrust oneself to it and whatever may arise from it—what greater gift?
—Ursula K. Le Guin, 1975Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.
I shall be an autocrat: that’s my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that’s his.
—Catherine the Great, c. 1796Do that which consists in taking no action, and order will prevail.
—Laozi, c. 500 BCFor sooner will men hold fire in their mouths than keep a secret.
—Petronius, c. 60The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty.
—François Guizot, 1830It is strange indeed that the more we learn about how to build health, the less healthy Americans become.
—Adelle Davis, 1951The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. School is where you go between when your parents can’t take you and industry can’t take you.
—John Updike, 1963