Time Must Have a Stop Quotes

“Facts are ventriloquist’s dummies. Sitting on a wise man’s knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism.”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop

“Industrial man—a sentient reciprocating engine having a fluctuating output, coupled to an iron wheel revolving with uniform velocity. And then we wonder why this should be the golden age of revolution and mental derangement.”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop

“My mind is so busy thinking about values that I don't have time to experience them.”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop

“Millions and Millions," he whispered to himself: and the enormity of the evil seemed to grow with every repetition of the word. All over the world, millions of men and women lying in pain; millions dying, at this very moment; millions more grieving over them, their faces distorted, like that poor old hag's,the tears running down their cheeks. Ad millions starving, millions frightened, and sick and anxious. Millions being cursed and kicked and beaten by other brutal millions. And everywhere the stink of garbage and drink and unwashed bodies, everywhere the blight of stupidity and ugliness. The horror was always there, even when one happened to be feeling well and happy --always there, just around the corner and behind almost every door.”
― Aldous Huxley , Time Must Have a Stop

“All men are born with an equal and inalienable right to disillusionment. So, until they choose to waive that right, it's three cheers for Technological Progress and a College Education for everybody.”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop

“Only one more indispensable massacre of Capitalists or Communists or Fascists or Christians or Heretics, and there we are—there we are in the Golden Future.”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop

“Other people can't make you see with their eyes. At the best they can only encourage you to use your own.”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop

“You've got to be good before you can do good - or at any rate do good without doing harm at the same time. Helping with one hand and hurting with the other - that's what the ordinary reformer does.”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop

“In the dark silence, in the void of all sensation, something began to know it. Very dimly at first, from immeasurably far away, but gradually the presence approached. The dimness of that other knowledge grew brighter ...”
― Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop