"The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors."

-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Passion Quotes #Men Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“If we go on as we are, we will destroy in the next century everything that the poets have been singing about for the past two thousand years.”
“What President Obama has done so masterfully of late is to say, in so many words, "I'm signing this executive order permitting federal funding for stem cell research, but I realize that many good, moral people are opposed to this, and I don't take that lightly." I think we can be more civil and empathetic in our discussions of public policy, and I hope my book can be a contribution to that tone.”
“In the United Kingdom at various stages, journalism has been the profession of gentlemen amateurs. And some of them even pride themselves on being amateurs. Their quality is not comparable with the quality of intelligence services even if most of them harbor a remarkable degree of corruption and incompetence.”
“When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.”
“If you really want you people to innovate, buy a science fiction book, tear off the covers, and tell them it's history.”
“I put heavy emphasis on the characters.”
“People are incredibly rude about it sometimes. Like, `What? You`re married?` Strange reaction to have. Proves what people`s ideas about marriage are. `We`re having a baby.` `What?` As if it`s the end of the world. Of course, it`s the start of a brilliant world.”
“Change is automatic, Progress is Not!”

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