We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs. – Syrus
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It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct. – Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents
Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization. – Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, Journal, 3 September 1855
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. – Rich Cook
For me, Barack Obamas election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before. – Jesse Jackson
Even in high school, I had friends that I didnt know were gay until years later. Id find out on Facebook or something and be like, Oh, that explains some things, or Wow, no wonder they were so cool. – Kellan Lutz
I was in two episodes playing Christopher Reeves characters emissary. They wanted to have my character announce Dr Swans death, which I thought was exploitative. – Margot Kidder
