Mehrnaz Hofferth Quotes & Sayings

One does not kill by anger but by laughter. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Think of tomorrow, the past can't be mended. — Confucius

The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned or where one's devotion to the bound book is expressed in ritual. A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.
- Cited in ALA Bulletin, Oct. 1954, p.475 — Norman Cousins

I grew up a really nerdy kid. I read science fiction and fantasy voraciously, for the first 16 years of my life. I read a lot of classic Cold War science fiction, which is much of the best science fiction, so I speak the language well, which is a commodity that's not easy to come by in Hollywood. — Jon Spaihts

Life in the mid-21st century is going to be about living locally. Be prepared to be good neighbors. Be prepared to find vocations that make you useful to your neighbors and to your fellow citizens. — James Howard Kunstler

America under 30 is a more non-whites place than America over 60. And we know that non-whites and whites vote differently. — David Frum

Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind. — George Wald

All I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey. — Michael Moore