"The theory behind representative government is that superior men-or at least men not inferior to the average in ability and integrity-are chosen to manage the public business, and that they carry on this work with reasonable intelligence and honest. There is little support for that theory in known facts..."

-- H. L. Mencken

#Integrity Quotes #Men Quotes #Average Quotes

“Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves.”

Source : Albert Bushnell Hart, Ph.D. (1909). “Epochs of American History”
“You are only young once. At the time it seems endless, and is gone in a flash; and then for a very long time you are old.”
“Kitsch of course only comes into existence when we recognize how and why it works.”
“I wanted to be funny. And I'm always acknowledged for my pranks and jokes nowadays.”
“To be the leading man it's about the celebrity and the looks, and it's tough to do that. People who do it great are people like Tom Cruise and Will Smith - they're built for that. I ain't. I'm more of a character guy.”
“It is amazing that 2001: A Space Odyssey has not aged at all, except for a few minor technical gadgets. The main reason is, of course, the philosophical or spiritual element in this story. We know as little today about the secrets of Creation and evolution as we knew before, and it is not likely that we'll ever know much more. We'll have to be satisfied, as Kubrick was, respectfully admiring the potential for evolution within the mystery of the universe's creation.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Jan Harlan Creates Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures". Interview with Evan Jacobs, movieweb.com. October 24, 2007.
“The easiest thing in the world for me is to pay attention.”
“I may know that the world is an ugly place, I still don't want to see it.”

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