Scourge Quotes

“We hear and see what they want us to hear and see. You think some drunk slut in Hollywood is news? They want us distracted. Not paying attention. Bread and circuses distracted the Romans two millennia ago, and it hasn’t changed that much since, just different bread and different circuses.’ “Luther”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“Children and criminals live in the moment. Adults plan for the future.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“Have you ever walked into a room full of people from different countries? I can spot the American right away. They’re usually the most outgoing, the most gregarious. It’s a confidence we have, I think. We’re not shy about making friends or making fools of ourselves if we have to. Someone told me once—I think they were from Russia—that we’re the only people on the planet that expect to be happy.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“We were in pandemic, and president was on television declaring victory.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“That’s because you’re not reading the right news. We hear and see what they want us to hear and see. You think some drunk slut in Hollywood is news? They want us distracted. Not paying attention. Bread and circuses distracted the Romans two millennia ago, and it hasn’t changed that much since, just different bread and different circuses.’ “Luther”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“is a habit,” her mom would say, “and the more it’s practiced, the easier it comes.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“Your father, at least I think for women, shapes who you date, who you want to marry, the men you’re attracted to, and what to expect from them. Maybe that’s why I haven’t been married yet; my standards were set high because of my father.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“We’re the only species that doesn’t live with nature but tries to conquer it.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“Generals disobeyed the president because he hadn’t served in the military, and they didn’t respect him.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“economists can’t predict anything. They don’t realize how much we really are ruled by emotions.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“economics could never be a real science. The fundamental basis of all economics is that people act in their rational self-interest.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge

“Happiness is a habit,” her mom would say, “and the more it’s practiced, the easier it comes.”
― Victor Methos, Scourge