"Liberalism itself has failed, and for a pretty good reason. It has been too often compromised by the people who represented it."

-- Hunter S. Thompson

#People Quotes #Reason Quotes #Liberalism Quotes

“While the creative works from the 16th century can still be accessed and used by others, the data in some software programs from the 1990s is already inaccessible.”

Source : "May the Source Be With You". www.wired.com. December 21, 2001.
“I like people recognizing me.”
“Humans are ambitious and rational and proud. And we don't fall in line with people who don't respect us and who we don't believe have our best interests at heart. We are willing to follow leaders, but only to the extent that we believe they call on our best, not our worst.”
“Writers, good ones, don't tell stories. Characters show stories.”

Source : Robert Newton Peck (1983). “Fiction is folks: how to create unforgettable characters”
“I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.”
“There are those who love to get dirty and fix things. They drink coffee at dawn, beer after work. And those who stay clean, just appreciate things. At breakfast they have milk and juice at night. There are those who do both, they drink tea.”
“I want to read about a character doing something fairly quiet where I can picture who the character is, and what their attitude towards the world is - which I'm a lot more interested in than what they do under the pressure of a gunfight.”
“Even that word depends on what you mean by pop. I mean, pop music has currency. It could just be about that girl who's in love with you.”

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