"I'm not somebody who throws myself out in front of things."

-- Michael Corbat

“Being both more systematically brutal than chimps and more empathetic than bonobos, we are by far the most bipolar ape. Our societies are never completely peaceful, never completely competitive, never ruled by sheer selfishness, and never perfectly moral.”
“Pedestrian accessibility is the key.”
“EVERY intention which does not assert itself by deeds is a vain intention, and the speech which expresses it is idle speech. It is action which proves life and establishes will”

Source : Eliphas Levi (2013). “The Ritual of Transcendental Magic”, p.16, Jazzybee Verlag
“Salvation is a helmet, not a nightcap.”
“The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes and turned them to the day. The light, creation's mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power.”
“Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the State has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally denied.”
“Personally, I liked working for the university. They gave us money and facilities. We didn't have to produce anything. You've never been out of college. You don't know what it's like out there! I've worked in the private sector ... they expect results!”
“If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.”

Source : P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.40, Applewood Books

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