Quotes of famous people

„Conservatives have no intention of compromising with socialists, but even such an alliance, ridiculous though it would be, is more conceivable than the coalition of conservatives and libertarians.“

—  Russell Kirk American political theorist and writer 1918 - 1994

Libertarians: Chirping Sectaries (1981)

„If you want to have order in the commonwealth, you first have to have order in the individual soul.“

—  Russell Kirk American political theorist and writer 1918 - 1994

„It is, in fact, far easier to act under conditions of tyranny than it is to think.“

—  Hannah Arendt, book The Human Condition

The Human Condition (1958).

„Life is a terminal disease, and it is sexually transmitted.“

—  John Cleese actor from England 1939

Source: Life and How to Survive It

„I do not pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.“

—  Robert Bosch German industrialist, inventor, engineer 1861 - 1942

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Variant: I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.

„The new profession of public relations has grown up because of the increasing complexity of modern life and the consequent necessity for making the actions of one part of the public understandable to other sectors of the public. It is due, too, to the increasing dependence of organized power of all sorts upon public opinion. Governments, whether they are monarchical, constitutional, democratic or communist, depend upon acquiescent public opinion for the success of their efforts and, in fact, government is government only by virtue of public acquiescence. Industries, public utilities, educational movements, indeed all groups representing any concept or product, whether they are majority or minority ideas, succeed only because of approving public opinion. Public opinion is the unacknowledged partner in all broad efforts.
The public relations counsel, then, is the agent who, working with modern media of communications and the group formations of society, brings an idea to the consciousness of the public.“

—  Edward Bernays, book Propaganda

Source: Propaganda (1928), p. 63

„It turns out that information leaks between universes at the quantum level. We think it accounts for all kinds of phenomena, from what drives evolution to strange insights and mystical experiences through the ages.“

—  James P. Hogan British writer 1941 - 2010

Source: Paths to Otherwhere (1996), Ch. 38
Context: It turns out that information leaks between universes at the quantum level. We think it accounts for all kinds of phenomena, from what drives evolution to strange insights and mystical experiences through the ages. The machine was built as an attempt to investigate and amplify them.

„He raised his hand in a peaceful gesture. "You need to relax a bit, dove. Like Mouse over there. You trust me, don't you, Mouse?"
"Nope!"
"Ahhh, I'm hurt. Nobody likes me.“

—  Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

Source: Magic Burns

„Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.“

—  Daisaku Ikeda Japanese writer 1928

„A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.“

—  Leonard Bernstein American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist 1918 - 1990

Leonard Bernstein, statement of 1953, quoted in A Wonderful Life : 50 Eulogies to Lift the Spirit (2006) by Cyrus M. Copeland, p. 190

„People cry, not because they are weak. It is because they've been strong for too long.“

—  Johnny Depp American actor, film producer, and musician 1963

„Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.“

—  Edith Sitwell British poet 1887 - 1964

„Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.“

—  Voltaire French writer, historian, and philosopher 1694 - 1778

Il est encore plus facile de juger de l'esprit d'un homme par ses questions que par ses réponses. (It is easier to judge the mind of a man by his questions rather than his answers) — Pierre-Marc-Gaston, duc de Lévis (1764-1830), Maximes et réflexions sur différents sujets de morale et de politique (Paris, 1808): Maxim xviii
Misattributed

„Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. “

—  Eleanor Roosevelt American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States 1884 - 1962

„That the universe has organized its own self-awareness – is for me powerful evidence that there is 'something going on' behind it all. The impression of design is overwhelming. Science may explain all the processes whereby the universe evolves its own destiny, but that still leaves room for there to be a meaning behind existence.“

—  Paul Davies British physicist 1946

Source: The Cosmic Blueprint: New Discoveries In Nature's Creative Ability To Order Universe (1988), Ch. 14: 'Is There a Blueprint?', p. 203

„He knew how to say many false things that were like true sayings.“

—  Homér Ancient Greek epic poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

„If you serve too many masters, you'll soon suffer.“

—  Homér Ancient Greek epic poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

„I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.“

—  Marilyn Monroe American actress, model, and singer 1926 - 1962

Source: Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words

„You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.“

—  Oprah Winfrey American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist 1954