The 5th Wave 2016 Quotes & Sayings

The more details we learn about the chemical basis of life and the intricacy of the genetic code, the more unbelievable the standard historical account becomes — Thomas Nagel

War provides some people with a sense of purposefulness. The drumbeat of war quickens the pulse of neighbors, relatives, tribes, and nations. Hostile nations amass weapons of destruction claiming that they seek peace through deterrence. When war comes, advocates of arms galvanize the citizenry by proclaiming the inevitability of conflict. Each side's propaganda machine cast the campaign of present war as the next Great War. Generals brashly promote armed conflict as the war to end all other wars. Saber-rattlers proclaim that the opposition's militant disciples instituted this ordeal of conquest and destruction. — Kilroy J. Oldster

People trying to force their agenda on my by deciding how I'm permitted to speak is offensive. — Steven Brust

I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking."
"Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly. — Brandon Sanderson

I have one other issue I'd like to throw on the table. I hesitate to do it, but let me tell you some of the issues that are involved here. If we are dealing with psychology, then the thermometers one uses to measure it have an effect. I was raising the question on the side with Governor Mullins of what would happen if the Treasury sold a little gold in this market. There's an interesting question here because if the gold price broke in that context, the thermometer would not be just a measuring tool. It would basically affect the underlying psychology. — Alan Greenspan

False-dealing travels a short road, and surely detected. — William Penn

The key of the success of Studio 54 is that it's a dictatorship at the door and a democracy on the dance floor. — Andy Warhol