The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.
Mary Catherine Bateson
There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.
Mary Catherine Bateson
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“In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once.”
“Perhaps the best motivation for going to Mars is political. It is obvious that no single nation currently has either the will or the resources to do it alone, but a consortium of nations and space agencies could achieve it within 20 years.”
| Roy Castle, Musician (1932) |
| Richard Gere, Actor (1949) |
| Debbie Gibson, Musician (1970) |
| L. Wolfe Gilbert, Musician (1886) |
| Buddy Hackett, Comedian (1924) |
| Stefan Banach, Mathematician (1945) |
| Charles Baudelaire, Poet (1867) |
| Hall Caine, Novelist (1931) |
| Ilya Ehrenburg, Writer (1967) |
| Lionel Hampton, Musician (2002) |
| Harry Johnston, Explorer (1927) |
| Ferdinand Lassalle, Politician (1864) |