"Western societies from ancient Athens to imperial Rome to the French republic rarely collapsed because of a shortage of resources or because foreign enemies proved too numerous or formidable in arms - even when those enemies were grim Macedonians or Germans. Rather, in times of peace and prosperity there arose an unreal view of the world beyond their borders, one that was the product of insularity brought about by success, and an intellectual arrogance that for some can be the unfortunate byproduct of an enlightened society."

-- Victor Davis Hanson

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“Millions of human vermin swarm sweating along the night-arched cavernous roads. (Happily rapid chemical processes will disintegrate them all.”

Source : Norman T. Gates, Richard Aldington (1974). “The poetry of Richard Aldington: a critical evaluation and an anthology of uncollected poems”, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
“Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.”
“It is with deep regret that the determination to assemble Parliament has been so long delayed.”
“Steadfastness, that is holding on; patience, that is holding back; expectancy, that is holding the face up; obedience, that is holding one's self in readiness to go or do; listening, that is holding quiet and still so as to hear.”
“I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We used to write essays like: What I'm going to be if I grow up.”
“Do work you love and are passionate about, look outside of the world of graphic design for inspiration.”

Source : "Sagmeister & Walsh interview and recent work". Designboom interview, www.designboom.com.
“Science works as a way to make sense of life and the universe. Hard SF as my preferred fictional genre just feels natural.”

Source : Source: www.sfsignal.com
“I can just put my head down and train hard.”

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