"Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots."

-- Steve Sheinkin

#Military Quotes #Government Quotes #World Quotes

“Music was our food... When we can play, it can't be so terrible. The music, the music!”
“When I'm at my grandparents', I know I literally have to do nothing but relax, enjoy myself, and enjoy my family members' company.”
“Royce turned to Hadrian. â€œItâ€™s supposed to make them look tough, but all it really does is make it easy to identify them as thieves for the rest of their lives. Painting a red hand on everyone is pretty stupid when you think about it.â€ â€œThat tattoo is supposed to be a hand?â€ Hadrian asked. â€œI thought it was a little red chicken. But now that you mention it, a hand does make more sense.â€ Royce looked back at Will and tilted his head to one side. â€œDoes kinda look like a chicken.”
“Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false sense of efficiency in multitasking, there is the false sense of urgency in multi-interrupt processing.”

Source : Michael Foley (2010). “The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy”, p.72, Simon and Schuster
“There is no doubt that America is now the prime target of international communism.”
“Order generally was a product of human activity. Chaos existed as a raw material from which to create order.”
“Miracles are short-term solutions, it's wisdom that helps you go the distance.”
“Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.”

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