G.J. Griffiths > G.J.'s Quotes

“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.”
― Confucius

“Live simply so others may simply live.”
― Mother Teresa

“Your future - take it, shake it, MAKE IT happen for you!”
― G J Griffiths

“Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.”
― B.F. Skinner

“The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.”
― B.F. Skinner, Contingencies of Reinforcement; A Theoretical Analysis

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
― John Muir

“Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.”
― Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.”
― Winston S. Churchill

“Democracy is the spawn of despotism. And like father, like son. Democracy is power and rule. It's not the will of the people, remember; it's the will of the majority.”
― B.F. Skinner, Walden Two

“This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.”
― Sir Winston Churchill

“If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all! A quote from Thumper in Bambi.”
― G.J. Griffiths

“Beyond work and love, I would add two other ingredients that give meaning to life. First, to fulfill whatever talents we are born with. However blessed we are by fate with different abilities and strengths, we should try to develop them to the fullest, rather than allow them to atrophy and decay. We all know individuals who did not fulfill the promise they showed in childhood. Many of them became haunted by the image of what they might have become. Instead of blaming fate, I think we should accept ourselves as we are and try to fulfill whatever dreams are within our capability.

Second, we should try to leave the world a better place than when we entered it. As individuals, we can make a difference, whether it is to probe the secrets of Nature, to clean up the environment and work for peace and social justice, or to nurture the inquisitive, vibrant spirit of the young by being a mentor and a guide.”
― Michio Kaku

“Parts of her that had been separated for transit were still in limbo, unwrapping, trying to find their way home to her body.

Wolf, D.C.. q-cave (p. 7). D. C. Wolf. Kindle Edition.”
― D.C. Wolf, q-cave

“The majority of the ruling classes did not save their blame and recriminations just for those working class people who were able to walk away from St. Peter’s Fields free of injury. Many of the wounded did not seek medical treatment for they were certain that it would invite retribution from the authorities. Rumours of such a spiteful attitude had a strong basis in fact.

Despite the pain and the temptation to swoon again into a state of unconsciousness Thomas and Jacob shook their heads, just a little, as much as the soreness would allow.
‘Oh, no, sir; our cause is just. We mun stick together an’ demand the vote an’ better workin’ conditions,’ answered Jacob.
‘While them laws as keeps the price o’ bread up too ’igh is there we gotter keep goin’, sir. Folks is starving’ while wages is pressed down by factory owners,’ added Thomas.”
― G.J. Griffiths

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Parts of her that had been separated for transit were still in limbo, unwrapping, trying to find their way home to her body.

Wolf, D.C.. q-cave (p. 7). D. C. Wolf. Kindle Edition.”
― G.J. Griffiths