"The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements."

-- J. William Fulbright

#War Quotes #Government Quotes #Vietnam Quotes

“What do men know? Because they have seen no unicorns for a while does not mean we have all vanished.”

Source : "Fictional character: Unicorn / Lady Amalthea". "The Last Unicorn", 1982.
“Only for you, children of doctrine and learning, have we written this work. Examine this book, ponder the meaning we have dispersed in various places and gathered again; what we have concealed in one place we have disclosed in another, that it may be understood by your wisdom.”

Source : Dedication in "Foucault's Pendulum" by Umberto Eco, 1988.
“Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one's imagination - perhaps more importantly - creativity is the power to act.”

Source : "Ai Weiwei: the dissident artist" by Hari Kunzru, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2011.
“I have sped by land and sea, and mingled with much people, but never yet could find a spot unsunned by human kindness.”
“I never can see why they make such a fuss and get so frightened because wimmen does a thing or two now they usedn't to. Nothing short of a earthquake can make them not men an' wimmmen, an' that's the main thing.”
“Faith is a devout belief in what one does not understand.”
“The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep.”
“I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.”

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