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In my opinion, if, as the result of certain combinations, Kepler's or Newton's discoveries could become known to people in no other way than by sacrificing the lives of one, or ten, or a hundred or more people who were hindering the discovery, or standing as an obstacle in its path, then Newton would have the right, and it would even be his duty... to remove those ten or a hundred people, in order to make his discoveries known to mankind. It by no means follows from this, incidentally, that Newton should have the right to kill anyone he pleases, whomever happens along, or to steal from the market every day. Further, I recall developing in my article the idea that all... well, let's say, the lawgivers and founders of mankind, starting from the most ancient and going on to the Lycurguses, the Solons, the Muhammads, the Napoleons, and so forth, that all of them to a man were criminals, from the fact alone that in giving a new law, they thereby violated the old one, held sacred by society and passed down from their fathers, and they certainly did not stop at shedding blood either, if it happened that blood (sometimes quite innocent and shed valiantly for the ancient law) could help them.


Fyodor Dostoyevsky


#genius #greatness #the-ends-justify-the-means #utilitarianism #marketing

Critical thinking is a necessary and vital skill". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]


R. Alan Woods


#r-alan-woods #thinking #thinking-man #thinking-with-a-great-mind #r-alan-woods

Ordinarily, I am not in complete alignment with anyone elses thinking but my own and that of Jesus Christ." ~R. Alan Woods [2013]


R. Alan Woods


#thinking-man #thinking-reason #thinking-with-a-great-mind #r-alan-woods

The key trait of a Sperm Pirate is that she is not driven by desperation. Escaping poverty or hardship is not her motive. She usually has a good education and access to the same opportunities as the man she tries to trap. However, she understands that it is more efficient to enjoy a lavish lifestyle through the sweat of another’s labour. But the Sperm Pirate is acutely aware that the infatuation of a hormonal man has a brief shelf life. This poor collateral must be cashed in before it expires. A pregnancy is the best way to convert this volatile resource into a stable asset. Babies are reliable insurance policies. They create legal obligations for financial support, even when the sweet milk of passion turns sour.


Taona Dumisani Chiveneko


#flame-lily #great-zimbabwe #hangman #mystrey #parnormal

Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone's work prove greater than their own - they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes when you reach the top. The loneliness for an equal - for a mind to respect and an achievement to admire.


Ayn Rand


#mediocrity #equality

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.


Yousef Munayyer


#fear #great #hatred #humility #just

I love physical sunblocks with zinc. When I used to surf, I'd sometimes tuck a bottle of sunscreen into my wet suit sleeve - when you're in the water having a great time, you're not thinking about running out to put on more sunblock.


Carolyn Murphy


#bottle #great #great time #having #i

My great-grandfather was a coal miner, who worked in Pennsylvania mines when carts were pulled by mules and mines were lit by candles. Mining was very dangerous work then.


Tim Murphy


#carts #coal #dangerous #great-grandfather #lit

It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak.


Robin Trower


#being #bit #experience #good #great

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors.


Wendell Phillips


#generally #great #great talent #kinds #life