"History is made by those who say no."

--

Source : Jon Savage (2011). “England's Dreaming”, p.510, Faber & Faber

Jon Savage

“Well, The Day the Earth Caught Fire was a story... I don't if anybody knows what it is but it was about... in the early days of testing nuclear bombs, that Russia and America happened to test a nuclear bomb at the same moment at different ends of the earth.”
“I'd love to open a private museum in Paris, London, or New York, but I don't have the money. If I were Bill Gates or Paul Allen, the first thing I would do is build a museum.”
“You're entitled to say, if you're so smart, why don't you tell me what that dark matter is? And I'll have to confess I don't know.”

Source : Source: www.wbur.org
“Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse”
“I think one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.”
“I've never seen anything like that before. Usually when home teams break up no-hit bids, the crowd cheers the hit and cheers the pitcher. I've never seen them boo before.”
“I am a God-fearing man. In fact, I don't go to church because I'm afraid I'll run into him there.”

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