Maisky Memorandum Quotes & Sayings

Civilizations do fail. We have never seen one that hasn't. The difference is that the torch of progress has, in the past, always passed to another region of the world. But we now for the first time have a single, global civilization. If it fails, we all fail together. — John Brockman

It was as though he had secrets, and he wanted you to know he would keep them for the pleasure of depriving you of their taste. — Thomm Quackenbush

Nothing important comes into being overnight; even grapes and figs need time to ripen. If you say that you want a fig now, I will tell you to be patient. First, you must allow the tree to flower, then put forth fruit; then you have to wait until the fruit is ripe. So if the fruit of a fig tree is not brought to maturity instantly or in an hour, how do you expect the human mind to come to fruition, so quickly and easily? — Epictetus

Nay, Nay! Try thou not.
But do thou or do thou not,
For there is no try. — Ian Doescher

I want these tiny snippets of perfection between us to be our constant reality. — Colleen Hoover

I want a bigger band with higher highs, a bigger ladder. And I want more bottom - I want an incredible amount of bottom. I want more noise. When I do a rock tune I want it to be so HUGE ... — Janis Joplin