Hackettesque Quotes & Sayings

Regardless of what society says, we can't go on much longer in the sea of immorality without judgment coming. — Billy Graham

I'm writing an unauthorized autobiography. — Steven Wright

Since September 11, 2001, many in this nation and this Congress have a deeper appreciation for the importance of the sacrifices made by our law enforcement officers. — Jerry Costello

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. — Jules Renard

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side. — John McCarthy

Love is cheap. You can buy it anywhere. Lives are cheap. It's money that's dear. You have to work days and sit up nights thinking how to make money. — John Dos Passos

The error of our eye directs our mind.
What error leads must err. — William Shakespeare

Imagine you are a machine.

Yes, I know. But imagine you're a different kind of machine, one built from metal and plastic and designed not by blind, haphazard natural selection but by engineers and astrophysicists with their eyes fixed firmly on specific goals. Imagine that your purpose is not to replicate, or even to survive, but to gather information.

I can imagine that easily. It is in fact a much simpler impersonation than the kind I'm usually called on to perform. — Peter Watts