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- Human beings never think for themselves... For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are…
- Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.
- Each person bears a fear which is special to him. One man fears a close space and another man fears drowning; each laughs at the…
- The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for…
- All major changes are like death. You can't see to the other side until you are there.
- All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.
- Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other.
- Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of the…
- In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained. The…
- A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics.…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour