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“No war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people.”
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“Those who differ most from the opinions of their fellow men are the most confident of the truth of their own.”
Source : Sir James Mackintosh (1851). “The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh: Complete in One Volume”, p.27
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“By what criterion... can we distinguish among the numberless effects, that are also causes, and among the causes that may, for aught we can know, be also effects, - how can we distinguish which are the means and which are the ends?”
Source : Chauncey Wright (2003). “Philosphical Discussions”, p.36, A&C Black
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“Everyone is in love with the impossible; the impossible gives you neverending dreams and neverending hopes.”
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“Don't be afraid of us, we are all the same. You can't get AIDS if you touch, hug, kiss, hold hands with someone who is infected.”
Source : "South Africa's Small Warrior Against AIDS Dies Quietly" by Donald G. Mcneil Jr, www.nytimes.com. June 2, 2001. 
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“Chase your passion, not your pension.”
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“The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be filled, so we dream forever of those who are no longer here. Our minds make them live again.”
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“Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for apprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.”
