quotes meme
He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities.
- Robertson Davies, "Fifth Business"
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself.
- Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890)
The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abundance is human attention.
- Kevin Kelly, in 'Wired'
The most powerful factors in the world are clear ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will.
- J. Arthur Thomson
- Robertson Davies, "Fifth Business"
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself.
- Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890)
The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abundance is human attention.
- Kevin Kelly, in 'Wired'
The most powerful factors in the world are clear ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will.
- J. Arthur Thomson