"How surprisingly alive false ideas are! They even have their own evolution. At first they are highfalutin' 'truths,' then humdrum 'laws,' and finally superstitions."

-- Nina Berberova

#Law Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Superstitions Quotes

“Maybe the most interesting thing gay writers can do is show the tension between the breadth of gay experiences and the unity of what they have in common.”
“Those who succeed have a clear, focused picture of their success. The level of success they attain matches the expansiveness of their dreams”
“I guess the solo from 'Achilles Last Stand' is in the same tradition as the solo from 'Stairway to Heaven'...it is on that level to me.”
“Beer's intellectual. What a shame so many idiots drink it.”
“Then we heard the rumours: that the last scientists were working on a cure that would end the plague and restore the world. Restore it? Why? I like the death! I like the misery! I like this world!”
“It's easier to be a grownup than to be a kid. When you're a kid, you lie constantly and people are always calling you on it. And when you're a grownup, you lie constantly and people rarely do. Children are constantly being caught. Adults rarely so. Being an adult, you also get a free pass, which means you have to actively be a good person because nobody's around to tell you to do that. Even evil kids will be good when adults are watching. But once you're an adult, no one is. As a grownup, you've got an agency over your own life, which hopefully you use for the greater good and not evil.”
“Wartime CEO is too busy fighting the enemy to read management books written by consultants who have never managed a fruit stand.”
“I found out water can be drunk straight.”

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