“History is much more the product of chaos than of conspiracy.”
Zbigniew Brzeziński (1928–2017) Polish-American political scientist
The New York Times, January 18, 1981 Quotation of the Day http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/18/nyregion/quotation-of-the-day-227621.html?scp=28&sq=Brzezinski&st=nyt. <br class="br">Variant: History is much more the product of chaos than of conspiracy.
“Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
“Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do.”
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
“Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.”
Stephen Fry (1957) English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.”
"The Early Essays".
Source: Without Feathers (1975)
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.”
James Stephens book The Crock of Gold
The Crock of Gold (Charleston: BiblioBazaar, [1912] 2006) p. 13.
“It's always better to live the truth than to live a lie.”
Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Prince
Source: Clockwork Prince
“There is no better audience for someone in love than someone in love.”
Emily Giffin Something Borrowed
Source: Something Borrowed
“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne book Fanshawe
Source: Fanshawe
“It is better to live in a state of impermanence than in one of finality.”
Gaston Bachelard book The Poetics of Space
Source: The Poetics of Space
“…there was no more safety to be found in love than there was to be found in a virus.”
John Irving book The Cider House Rules
Source: The Cider House Rules
“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.”
Thomas Szasz (1920–2012) Hungarian psychiatrist
“Of course I loved books more than people.”
Diane Setterfield book The Thirteenth Tale
Source: The Thirteenth Tale
“Nothing is more deadly than a deserted, waiting street.”
Harper Lee book To Kill a Mockingbird
Source: To Kill a Mockingbird
“Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation”
Isaac Newton (1643–1727) British physicist and mathematician and founder of modern classical physics
“I hate change more than almost anything.”
Jenny Han book To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Source: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
“The heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head.”
Noah Webster (1758–1843) lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author
“I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than fatally disappointed.”
Julia Glass (1956) Novelist, journalist, editor
Source: I See You Everywhere
