"No particular man is necessary to the state. We may depend on it that, if we provide the country with popular institutions, those institutions will provide it with great men."

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

#Country Quotes #Men Quotes #May Quotes

“I need a lover that won't drive me crazy, someone that knows the meaning of hey, hit the highway.”
“In 1920 [H.G. Wells] described human history as becoming more and more a race between education and catastrophe.”

Source : Joel Garreau (2005). “Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human”, p.109, Broadway Books
“Sometimes when you're writing on a ukulele, you're in a totally new land, rhythmically or melodically.”
“How are things in Glocca Mora this fine day?”
“I think actors are at the mercy of the opportunities presented to them. So you kind of have to wait for them to choose you. My music is insular - I can choose that.”
“I often use the iPhone as an example of how governments shape markets, because what makes the iPhone â€˜smartâ€™ and not stupid is what you can do with it. And yes, everything you can do with an iPhone was government-funded. From the Internet that allows you to surf the Web, to GPS that lets you use Google Maps, to touch screen display and even the SIRI voice activated system - all of these things were funded by Uncle Sam through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), NASA, the Navy, and even the CIA!”
“I tell you, lad, that men will believe is one says, "The Gods say..." They will believe if one says, "I had a Vision..." They will believe if one says, "It was told me on a tablet of hidden gold..." But, if one says, "History teaches," then they will not believe.”

Source : Sheri S. Tepper (2013). “King's Blood Four”, p.47, Hachette UK
“Ninety percent of the people in the world end up with the wrong person. And that's what makes the jukebox spin.”

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