All Quotes
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I know why the caged bird sings.Maya Angelou, Quoting a lyric by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.Hannah Arendt
One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;
Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.Isaac Asimov, Laws of Robotics from I. Robot, 1950
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.W. H. Auden
One cannot review a bad book without showing off.W. H. Auden
No moral system can rest solely on authority.A. J. Ayer, Humanist Outlook
A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.Stanley Baldwin
Vladimir: That passed the time.
Estragon: It would have passed in any case.
Vladimir: Yes, but not so rapidly.Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot (1955)
We are all born mad. Some remain so.Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot (1955)
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.Brendan Behan, Hostage (1958)