[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many a sudden stagetrick. – Max Nordau, The Interpretation of History
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Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis. – John Dewey
I wouldnt attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally. – John Foster Dulles
Once I started working with generative music in the 1970s, I was flirting with ideas of making a kind of endless music – not like a record that youd put on, which would play for a while and finish. – Brian Eno
Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability. – Sandra Day OConnor
The image is where you have dinner at night, who youre seeing. Its what car you drive and how you dress. People in the industry sell that, and it creates a dream. Theres nothing else. – Elle Macpherson