International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. – Rebecca West
There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West
Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being ones own Trojan horse. – Rebecca West
To-day it appears as though it may well be altogether abolished in the future as it has to some extent been mitigated in the past by the unceasing, and as it now appears, unlimited ascent of man to knowledge, and through knowledge to physical power and dominion over Nature. – Frederick Soddy
We need to get back to reasoning and thinking things through. The future generation is being brought up in greed and without a true understanding of civics. There is no more emphasis on knowledge and time. As a society we need to process ideas and understand what certain principles are based upon. – Richard Dreyfuss