Attention Quote by Charles MacKay

“We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously…

— Charles MacKay

“The intention of this book is to explain how an ill-educated, psychologically unbalanced nonentity succeeded in mesmerizing an entire nation,”

— Paul Roland

“It is almost laughable to ponder upon where it all started and nearly grim and shameful when we realise as humans that we are…

— Santosh Kalwar

“The world is what it is, it’s our job to simply present ourselves as boldly and clearly to it as possible, accept the reactions…

— Mark Manson

“Nations, like individuals, have been always disposed from interest or vanity to forget their day of small things; like individuals, too, they have always…

— Hutcheson Macaulay Posnett

“People are hurt and afraid at a subtle psychological level—and are therefore self-absorbed, incapable of taking on larger perspectives and incapable of acting upon…

— Hanzi Freinacht

“The world has changed to permit ever more people in all corners of the globe to cooperate to their mutual betterment. The very prospect…

— Jeffrey Tucker

“To prevent becoming overwhelmed by the world around us, we must, as the ancients practiced, learn how to limit our passions and their control…

— Ryan Holiday

“There are tumults of the mind, when, like the great convulsions of Nature, all seems anarchy and returning chaos; yet often, in those moments…

— William Gibson

“the characteristics the modern mind prides itself on are precisely those of madness.”

— Ernest Becker

“Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, political parties, nations, and eras it's the rule.”

— Frederich Nietzsche

“Dictatorships, wars, and cruelty drive whole countries to madness. My theory is that the human species was crazy from the very first and that…

— Isaac Bashevis Singer