Pascalis Michel Quotes & Sayings

Political utopias are a form of nostalgia for an imagined past projected onto the future as a wish. — Michael Ignatieff

First, however, I must deal with the matter of Jesus, the so-called savior, who not long ago taught new doctrines and was thought to be a son of God. This savior, I shall attempt to show, deceived many and caused them to accept a form of belief harmful to the well-being of mankind. Taking its root in the lower classes, the religion continues to spread among the vulgar: nay, one can even say it spreads because of its vulgarity and the illiteracy of its adherents. And while there are a few moderate, reasonable, and intelligent people who interpret its beliefs allegorically, yet it thrives in its purer form among the ignorant. — Celsus

It is sweet to feel by what fine spun threads our affections are drawn together. — Laurence Sterne

The case I shall find evidence for is that when literature arrives, it expels science. — Peter Medawar

How can you understand the language of music, if you will not be an instrument? - Zarost — Greg Hamerton

Being an angry crier sucked. — Julia Kent

I would like to have as much going on as other people do, but my problem is I get so attached to things, and there's my kids, and I need my sleep, and then there's being married - gotta check in on that, too. — Joss Whedon