"And we owe science to the combined energies of individual men of genius, rather than to any tendency to progress inherent in civilization."

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Source : Chauncey Wright (2003). “Philosphical Discussions”, p.51, A&C Black

Chauncey Wright

#Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Progress Quotes

“You flatter me shamelessly. I like it. Good.”

Source : Kenneth Oppel (2009). “Skybreaker”, p.41, Harper Collins
“If we are all strong, stable, we can set our sail with any wind in the world that comes along. We make up our own direction. If we are not strong, we are like a leaf in the wind and the world's winds will take us where they wish, not where we wish. So we meditate, every day, regularly, and gain transcendental being in our everyday life and then we are strong. When we are all infused with Being, we need not think which course is right, we just take the one that is automatically. Being is the wind-resister and the sail-setter...”
“Voyeurism is a director's job description. It's an artist's, too.”
“If war is glorified, it tends to eclipse the policies it is meant to serve.”

Source : Randal Marlin (2002). “Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion”, p.59, Broadview Press
“Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery.”
“Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good.”
“There are areas of official life in the United States that are similar to Russia. For example: disbursement of protest, and the way American prisons are run, which is pretty tough.”

Source : "Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina". Interview with Lindsay Zoladz, pitchfork.com. April 10, 2014.
“The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness and industry.”

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