Status quo Quote by Walter Benjamin

The concept of progress must be grounded in the idea of catastrophe. That things are 'status quo' is the catastrophe

— Walter Benjamin

“Hell is in us, like a seed. We need to cultivate the positive within us so we can generate the energy of understanding and…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

“This (Earth) is hell. There are no fires, no burning pits of torment, no levels or rings or rivers of lava. When we die,…

— Larissa Ione

Progress is Providence without God. That is, it is a theory that everything has always perpetually gone right by accident. It is a sort…

— Anonymous

Progress is the domination of chaos by mind and purpose, of matter by form and will. It need not be continuous to be real.

— Will Durant

“We must picture hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and…

— Anonymous

“This is hell. Today, in our times, hell must be like this. A huge, empty room: we are tired, standing on our feet, with…

— Primo Levi

“Hell is all desire without the possibility of fulfillment. Heaven is all fulfillment without the possibility of desire.”

— David A. Beardsley

“Hell [...] is the absence of God and the presence of Time.”

— Glen Duncan

My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty…

— David Morrell

“The road to hell may be paved with good intentions but the path to misery is cobbled with trying to live up to other…

— LaToya Hankins

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.

— Frank Herbert