"In Washington and Moscow they are saying, 'Man……" — Philip K. Dick
"In Washington and Moscow they are saying, 'Man has finally come of age; he doesn't need paternalistic help.' Which is another way of saying, 'We have abolished that help, and in its place we will rule,' offering no help at all: taking but not giving, ruling but not obeying, telling but not listening, taking life and not giving it. The slayers govern now, without interference; the dreams of mankind have become empty."
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181 Quotes by Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick has 181 quotes on this site.
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No man is infinitely strong; for every creature that runs, flies, hops or crawls there is a terminal nemesis which…
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Then it is in me, too, the psychotic streak. A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power.…
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The pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Parmenides taught that the only things that are real are things which never change... and the…
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Be happy now because tomorrow you are dying,
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The psychotic does not merely think he sees four blue bivalves with floppy wings wandering up the wall; he does…
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Giving me a a new idea is like handing a cretin a gun, but I do thank you anyhow, bang…
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Insanity - to have to construct a picture of one's life, by making inquiries of others.
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That is the artist's job: take mineral rock from dark silent earth, transform it into shining light-reflecting form from sky.
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A lot can be said for the infinite mercies of God, but the smarts of a good pharmacist, when you…
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I want to write about people I love, and put them into a fictional world spun out of my own…
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In my writing I even question the universe; I wonder out loud if it is real, and I wonder out…
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Those who refused to respond to new stimulus would perish. Adapt or perish.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would…
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We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?
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The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and…
— James Buchan
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Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
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Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the…
— Charles Darwin
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In Italy, the Inquisition was condemning people to death until the end of the eighteenth century, and inquisitional torture was…
— Carl Sagan
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War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished.
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When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy…
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Charity should be abolished; and be replaced by justice.
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The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force…
— Mao Zedong
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Happiness is yours in the here and now. The painful states of anxiety and loneliness are abolished permanently. Financial affairs…
— Vernon Howard
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