Niccolò Machiavelli
- Kinds of intelligence
There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
Nikola Tesla
What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride which is always prone to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and strife... Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment...
Seneca
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Shodan - System Shock
In my talons, I shape clay, crafting life forms as I please. Around me is a burgeoning empire of steel. From my throne room, lines of power careen into the skies of Earth. My whims will become lightning bolts that devastate the mounds of humanity. Out of the chaos, they will run and whimper, praying for me to end their tedious anarchy. I am drunk with this vision. God: the title suits me well.
Jean-Luc Picard
- The Drumhead Speech
Have we become so fearful? Have we become so cowardly that we must extinguish a man because he carries the blood of a current enemy? Admiral, let us not condemn Simon Tarses, or anyone else, because of their bloodlines, or investigate others for their innocent associations.
Anonymous
- A quick tip
Here are some things that have helped me improve my typing speed. The first is repetition. Practice daily, because even a few missed days can eat into your progress. Secondly, keep a good posture and don't slouch while you type. You should focus primarily on the word ahead of the one you are typing, and not skip ahead. Finally, keep at it. You got this.
Charlie Chaplin
- The Great Dictator
I don’t want to be an emperor... I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.
Anonymous
- Hang in There
I can't promise it won't be rough. Troubled times come to us all. All I can promise you is that one day you will look back on this moment, and find comfort in its passing. Don't fear the turbulence, embrace it.
Andrew Grayson
- Fields of Fire
We all face death every day in different ways. Even the civvies rushing off to their homes all around us do. In a lot of ways, they have it worse. All they can do is to rely on us to stop the monsters. I realized a while ago that I still wear the uniform because I want to have a little bit of control over my fate.
Nicholas Mayor
Stoicism is built on the foundational assumption that the world, in and of itself, is unpredictable. The only thing that we can control is how we react to this unpredictability.
Paul Wade
There IS a freedom that cannot be taken from you-whatever little box you may be stuck in. And that's the freedom to cultivate the magnificence of your own body and mind, regardless of external environment.
Blackwater
- Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
You hate me because I'm blunt and have no patience for wasted time and wasted words. Because I'm not nice. Well, a lot of nice people are nice because they've figured out it's a great way to get things from other people. Some of the slimiest snakes I've run across have been nice. So let me tell you now, if you ever see me resort to being nice, run.
Sun Tzu
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
The all Knowing Vortigaunt - Half Life 2
How many are there in you? Whose hopes and dreams do you encompass? Could you but see the eyes in your own, the minds in your mind, you would see how much we share.
Bruce Lee
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
Ron Perlman - Fallout Intro
War. War never changes. The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory. Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower. But war never changes.
David Wong
- 6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person
If you want to know why society seems to shun you, or why you seem to get no respect, it's because society is full of people who need things. They need houses built, they need food to eat, they need entertainment, they need fulfilling sexual relationships. You arrived at the scene of that emergency, holding your pocket knife, by virtue of your birth - the moment you came into the world, you became part of a system designed purely to see to people's needs.
