Quotes

Invention is the mother of necessity. Thorstein Veblen

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and yet loses his soul? Jesus Christ, Matthew 16:26

The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action. There is no fixed teaching. All I can provide is an appropriate medicine for a particular ailment. Bruce Lee, Quotation from the...

Today you play for a place in history, today you play for immortality. Gerard Houllier, UEFA Cup Final 2001 pre-match team talk

To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President...

We find that after years of struggle we do not take a journey, but rather a journey takes us. John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley

Boredom is a finicky creature, never around when you need it, and always popping up when you want it the least. Lewis Ward

The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face. Jim Bishop, New York Journal-American, March 14, 1959