"Truth cannot be imparted. [] It must be inflicted."

-- Brian Evenson

“It is not failure itself that holds you back; it is the fear of failure that paralyzes you.”
“He that hath a blind conscience which sees nothing, a dead conscience which feels nothing, and a dumb conscience which says nothing, is in as miserable a condition as a man can be on this side of hell.”
“Endless money forms the sinews of war. [Lat., Nervi belli pecunia infinita.]”
“Passion is all very well, but it wouldn't do to spill the tea.”

Source : Helen Simonson (2010). “Major Pettigrew's Last Stand”, p.347, A&C Black
“People who succeed at the highest level are not lucky; they're doing something differently than everyone else.”
“It is said that if one chooses to pray to a rock with enough devotion, even that rock will come alive.”
“The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race”

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