"Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention."

-- Frank Herbert

#Self Quotes #Attention Quotes #Demand Quotes

“Oh, sure. What's this supposed to teach me?" "Is it what the teacher teaches? Or what the students learns?" "What's the difference?" "That is, itself, a question worth considering, yes?" -Jacen & Vergere”
“Armaments do not, generally speaking, cause wars. This notion, the logical crux of all arguments in favor of disarmament, turns the causal relationship upside down. Actually, it is wars, or conflicts threatening war, that cause armaments, not the reverse.”

Source : James Burnham (1967). “The War We are in: The Last Decade and the Next”, New Rochelle, N.Y. : Arlington House
“There is a film called 'A Separation.' If you see it playing, go see it. It's beautiful. It's so well written and the acting is amazing. It's one of those films that you would love to be a part of.”

Source : "Demian Bichir Talks A BETTER LIFE, Chris Weitz, Auditioning for TWILIGHT: NEW MOON, and More at SBIFF". Interview, collider.com. February 5, 2012.
“I don't think anyone connected with Five-O believed the show would last as long as it did.”
“I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my private life.”
“I've lived my life again just telling it to you.”
“The difference between a stable society and an unstable one is that the restraints in an unstable one are external. In a stable society government ultimately becomes unnecessary; the restraints on people's actions are internal, they're self-disciplined...”

Source : Oscar Iden Lecture Series, Lecture 3: "The State of Individuals", 1976.
“Itâ€™s a revolution. But itâ€™s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might function better. You might have less money to earn because your food is all around you and you donâ€™t have any energy costs. Giant amounts of money might be freed up in society so that we can provide for ourselves better... So itâ€™s a revolution. But permaculture is anti-political. There is no room for politicians or administrators or priests. And there are no laws either. The only ethics we obey are: care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment in those ends.”

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