I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.
~ Desiderius Erasmus
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Author Archives: Seamas Anstruther
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Cubism is no different from any other school of painting. The same principles and the same elements are common to all. The fact that for a long time cubism has not been understood and that even today there are people who cannot see anything in it, means nothing. I do not read English, and an English book is a blank to me. This does not mean that the English language does not exist, and why should I blame anyone but myself if I cannot understand what I know nothing about?
~ Pablo Picasso
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I didn’t intend the 10 principles of good design to be set in stone forever.
~ Dieter Rams
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The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.
~ Dean Acheson
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In a zero-sum world, one with no or very little growth, democracy can become antagonistic as people seek to vote money away from each other. What follows from that antagonism is distrust and polarization. In a high-growth world the dogfights can be far fewer, because it’s much easier for everyone to win.
~ Sam Altman
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Conservatism is a philosophy of inheritance and stewardship; it does not squander resources but strives to enhance them and pass them on.
~ Roger Scruton
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Think where man’s glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends.
~ William Butler Yeats
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Chris Murphy was born
on this day in 1973
Chris Murphy — the junior United States senator from Connecticut — was born on this day — August 3, 1973 — in White Plains, New York.
Senator Murphy is a graduate of Williams College and holds a J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
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It is a rather singular argument to maintain that, because an abuse which has been permitted a temporary existence, cannot be corrected without wounding the interests of those who have profited by it, it ought, therefore, to claim perpetual duration.
~ Frédéric Bastiat
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Evil knows of the Good, but Good does not know of Evil. Knowledge of oneself is something only Evil has.
~ Franz Kafka
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