"The more civilized a nation, the more conformed its population, until that civilization's last age arrives, when multiplicity wages war with conformity. The former grows ever wilder, ever more dysfunctional in its extremities; whilst the latter seeks to increase its measure of control, until such efforts acquire diabolical tyranny.' - Traveller"

-- Steven Erikson

#War Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Effort Quotes

“He who defines the terms, controls the debate.”
“I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer.”
“It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help.”
“Herbal medicine's been around for thousands of years! Indeed it has. And then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became medicine. And the rest of it's just a nice bowl of soup and some pot pourri.”
“To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.”

Source : Ludwig Wittgenstein, James Carl Klagge, Alfred Nordmann (1993). “Philosophical Occasions, 1912-1951”, p.119, Hackett Publishing
“I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.”
“Better a poor steam engine that runs, than a good one never finished.”

Source : R. G. LeTourneau (2009). “Mover of Men and Mountains”, p.36, Moody Publishers
“I didn't want to overstate anything, but at the same time, the scene expands on some of the themes in the film [ "Aquarius"].”

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