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Updated: 2024.09.29


In this day and age of global village interactions,
shared crises and stressful events,
it is ever more important
to share stimulating sayings as...

FOOD  FOR  THOUGHT

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Salute to writers, especially scifi authors  + + + +
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2024.09.29

" I need to tame even the best parts of who I am ?
WHY ?
Uncontrolled love could turn into obsession.
A desire to help others could lead to wanting to control them, to fascism.
Compassion, however, will never lead you astray
Remember that.
Have compassion on your friends, strangers, enemies, even yourself. "



Outworld Ranger, book 3 - Breaking Point  by  David Alastair Hayden, 2018

 

 

 


2024.09.22

" Any idea what ingredient, other than sex,
is the most important in achieving true happiness?
I have a feeling it’s not money.
You’re right.  Money helps, up to a point,
but one of the real keys is to avoid boredom, to challenge oneself.
People are most content when they’re growing.
When they’re accomplishing goals,
working hard to achieve something difficult and then achieving it.
But most important of all is a person’s social network.
The quality of relationships.
Friends, relatives, co-workers, and so on.
Emotional connections. "

(EQ  >>  HQ )  vs  MQ


Nick Hall - Mind War  by  Douglas E. Richards, 2017

 

 


2024.09.15

" Wakanda will no longer watch from the shadows.
We cannot.  We must not.
We will work to be an example of how we as brothers and sisters
on this Earth should treat each other.
Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence.
We all know the truth:
more connects us than separates us.
But in times of crisis the wise build bridges,
while the foolish build barriers.
We must find a way to look after one another
as if we were one single tribe. "

Black Panther, 2018

Closing scene speech by King T'challa

 

 


2024.09.08

" It could be a wonderful world
if we’d stop doing bad shit to it.
Keep being the rebel the world
doesn’t know it needs.
Watch the watchers.
Fight the enemy within. "

XXX  Xander Cage, 2016

Gibson to Xander at end of movie.

 



2024.09.01

" How can I trust you, you say ?
Bad news is there’s no way for you to know
whether I’m here to help you or not.
So it’s really up to you.
You’ll have to make up your own damn mind
to accept what I’m going to tell you, or reject it.
You didn’t come to X to make the choice, you’ve already made it.
You’re here to try to understand why you made it.
I’d thought you’d have figured that out by now…
the only way to get there (the future) is together. "

Inspired by…  Matrix: Reloaded, 2003




2024.08.25

" As always, you are
 free to live your lives as you choose.
Just do so in a constructive manner
While I was dismayed to see that my guidelines had been abused and twisted by an organization, it does show how easy it is to
interpret something to suit a cause.
If in doubt concerning an action,
look at it from an objective perspective
and see if it makes sense.
May you live your lives in peace. "

The Evaran Chronicles - The Cult of Evaran  by  Adair Hart, 2022




2024.08.18

" Well, I remember my father used to take me up on his shoulders
when I was little,
and he'd walk me to the square by our house.
I'd get to see everyone from the same perspective as him.
All the merchants in the square. The buyers.
The world looked so much smaller from up there.
And I knew then I wanted to be someone who could explain the world
to others, make it smaller, show it to them from different perspectives. "

The Forever Gate Compendium  by  Isaac Hooke,  2014




2024.08.11

" The one thing you can say for democracy is that
all other forms of government are even worse.
Over thousands of years and on countless planets,
it's the best system anyone's ever come up with
to ensure the strong don't dominate the weak.
At least not for long. "

The Orville – Domino, s3e9, 2022




2024.08.04

D E I
The path to "Egalitarian Mediocracy" ?
The path to the downfall of democracy ?

Inspired by, with thanks,

Delphi in Space - Delphi Allegiance  by  Bob Blanton, 2019

“...those with superior mathematical and scientific intellect cannot dominate the power positions.

I think you would say that Paraxea has become an egalitarian mediocracy.”




2024.07.28

" Humanity tried to accomplish the collective raising of children
over and over again.
We always thought that if the government could raise our children,
they would do a better job than the individual parents.
Thus, public schools.
Thus, public preschools.
Thus, free and reduced lunches.
Every one of them failed miserably.
Every time humanity tried to take the onus off the individual
and place it on a collective body
,
things got worse.
Education rates dropped.
Delinquency rose.
Resources were spent with virtually no return on investment. "

The Singularity: Heretic  by  David Beers, 2014




2024.07.21

" The needs of the one sometimes outweigh the needs of the many.
But the logic seemed false, faulty, flawed.
The circle of thought finally brought her to one conclusion:
to best serve her people, sometimes logic itself was a flawed approach. "

Adventures of Starship Satori - No Plan Survives Contact  by  Kevin McLaughlin,  2016




2024.07.14

" How am I supposed to make a difference?
When it comes to history, scale is irrelevant.
Thousands can perish (war?), and nothing will happen (change).
But one person can radically change history.”

Are you one of these persons ?

With thanks to Continuum, s3 e1, Minute By Minute, 2014




2024.07.07

" An Axiologist is a student of ethics, morals
and the different traditions humanity uses to teach and enforce them.
They help people understand the difference
between right and wrong
while showing us how to improve ourselves
in a way that doesn't interfere with other people. "

Spinward Fringe Broadcast 3: Triton  by  Randolph Lalonde, 2008




2024.06.30

" We’re always trying to have an impact on the future.
Isn’t that why people have kids, or teach, or build something,
or save money?
Except that we don’t know whether it will happen or not.
Maybe we have faith in the future.
That it will happen and it will be better than today.
Hope.
Maybe that’s why. "

Extrahuman Union – Broken  by  Susan Bigelow, 2011




2024.06.23

" Every life is a journey.
A series of changes.
We must work to understand those we encounter on our journey.
We must choose to connect.
Not just with others... but also with ourselves.
Sometimes we fail.  Sometimes we succeed.
Either way, we must keep trying.  Because we have to.
Because we're all looking for meaning in our lives.
And in the end, the connections we make will lead us there. "

GRAY at the ending of…

Star Trek : Discovery, s5.e3 Jinaal,  2024




2024.06.16

What is your Purpose in life ?
Is it...
" To help those who deserve it,
to knock sense into those who ask for it,
to punish those who demand it.
To fool those who are fools,
to confuse those who are fake-confused,
to right those who are self-righteous, and
to generally be a pain in the neck to all. "

Babylon 5 Casting Shadows

(The Passing of the Techno-mages)  by  Jeanne Cavelos, 2001




2024.06.09

" Although having children was a necessity in the past, it was a means to fulfilling an eventual purpose, but it has never the purpose itself.  Sharing the experience of life with new beings of your own creation is a generous and fulfilling endeavor, but it is not the purpose of existence.

It is the pursuit of knowledge, because it moves the species forward.  The acquisition of knowledge propels the species.  Logic and reason simply exist, even if you choose to ignore them or willfully pretend that 2 + 2 does not = 4 then you have chosen to be illogical.  It is epistemology, the study of reason and logic.

It is the pursuit of knowledge that enables a species to grow…
to continue to exist
.

Post-Human Series  by  David Simpson, 2014




2024.06.02

" I suppose I see a different world than you do.
And the truth is that what I see frightens me.
I’m frightened because our enemies are no longer known to us.
They do not exist on the map, they are not nations, they are individuals.
Look around you, who do you fear? Can you see a face, a uniform, a flag? No.
Our world is not more transparent now.
It’s more opaque. It’s in the shadows.
That’s where we must do battle. "

007 Skyfall, 2012




2024.05.26

" No other species on Earth
strives for anything outside of immediate survival.
Humans are different though.
Humans consciously try to reach for something just out of their grasp.
Constantly striving to be something they're not.
In doing so, things around them die.
That need to strive, to become better, when looked at collectively,
is always more powerful than the need to look after one another. "

 

The Singularity: Heretic  by  David Beers, 2014

   

 


2024.05.19

" In order to rise as an intelligent species,
they had (we have) to endure a period of time
when they must face the horrors of war.
They must face the great evil and the power
that comes from conflict and
then turn away from it.
They must learn that harmony cannot be achieved without
first facing the evil that can stem from themselves. "

 

Ascension Series - Infinity's Edge  by  Ken Lozito, 2017

   

 


2024.05.12

" I’m calling for global unity for a global crisis.
To finally bring harmony between us and the natural balance of our world.
Sometimes it’s gonna seem like our differences are too extreme,
but all we have to do is look beneath the surface, to see that we’re all here
on this planet with the same goals and aspirations.
Even when our customs might seem strange and unfamiliar.
And by overcoming our prejudices,
we’ll become stronger and learn more about ourselves.
We can seize this moment to create a better more hopeful future,
for our children, and our families.

I’m a father, a brother, a warrior and a friend. "

 

Aquaman, 2023

   

 


2024.05.05

A.N.W.  QUOTES

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.
Religion increasingly is tending to degenerate into a decent formula wherewith to embellish a comfortable life.
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Common sense is genius in homespun.
Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.
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The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.
There is no greater hindrance to the progress of thought than an attitude of irritated party-spirit.

 

Alfred North Whitehead, 1861–1947

   

 


2024.04.28

“You must view religion as silly.”
“Not quite,” said Evaran.
“It can have a role in trying to explain the unexplainable,
which is common in the evolution of a species.
It can also provide comfort.
However, most civilizations lose god-based religions
once they hit a certain technological threshold,
but they then tend to migrate toward belief in other things.
Humans often define others to band against in interesting ways.”
 

The Evaran Chronicles II - The Rift Impact  by  Adair Hart, 2024

   

 


2024.04.21

“ Sometimes an unlikely set of conditions converged,
setting in motion a series of events
that would have a profound impact on the course of humankind.
Intelligence that was virtually foolproof,
and the towering incompetence of the one person
that should never have been given command.
Never underestimate the power of time and chance.”
 

Vision Rising  by  L.L Richman, 2023

   

 


2024.04.14

“ We can’t turn our backs on progress,
regardless of the issues it might create.
Industrialization led to a horrible air pollution problem in our major cities.
But we found ways to clear up the air
while keeping the rewards of industrialization.
The progress of a species and a civilization aren’t linear. "
 

WIRED Amped by Douglas E. Richards, 2005

   

 


2024.04.07

Enforcing ethical or moral standards
has always been a human failing,...
Self-interest has derailed more societies
than any natural disaster.
Other than—perhaps—the plague. ”
 

A Seeker's Tale From The Golden Age Of The Solar Clipper :

To Fire Called  by  Nathan Lowell, 2018

   

 


2024.03.31

“ There are three types of people:
sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs.
Sheep are the majority of people, good and moral,
without a capability to commit violence.
Wolves, though, have a thirst for violence and prey on the sheep.
Sheepdogs, on the other hand, have the ability to commit violence
but only do so to protect the sheep from the wolves. ”
 
Which one are you ?
 

Echoes of War  by  Daniel Gibbs, 2019

   

 


2024.03.24

“ Some people can read War and Peace
and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story.

Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper
and unlock the secrets of the universe. ”
 

Ready Player One, 2018 

 

 


2024.03.17

“ An old man who plants a tree whose shade he will never use
is the primary component of civilization. ”
 

Lost Starship - The Lost Earth  by  Vaughn Heppner, 2017

 

 


2024.03.10

“ A civilization doesn't (didn’t) know how primitive it is (was) until it has (had) a chance to look back and see the mistakes of the past. ”
 

Ambassador 3: Changing Fate  by  Patty Jansen, 2015

 

 


2024.03.03

“ As far as I know, I am just a committed
 and even stubborn person
who wants to see every child getting quality education,
who wants to see women having equal rights
and who wants peace in every corner of the world.
Education is one of the blessings of life...
and one of its necessities. ”
 

MindWar by Douglas E. Richards, 2016

 

 


2024.02.25

“ Toys stimulate and educate the mind at the same time.
They teach us how to interact with our world.
I think they could be invaluable in providing
a stimulus for lateral thinking
when it comes to communicating with... ”
 

Anomaly - First Contact  by  Peter Cawdron, 2011.

 

 


2024.02.18

“ In the book The Wisdom of Life, philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer
refers to "ordering our lives so as to obtain the greatest possible amount
of pleasure and success"
as an art of the Theory of Eudaemonology.
So recognizing, honoring and living in harmony... can be said to be
one of the essential secrets to human happiness. ”
 

Dr. Guillermo Gomez, LinkedIN post, 2015

 

 


2024.02.11

Harmony.
It's not about what's lasting or permanent.
It is about individual voices coming together, for a moment.
And that moment lasts... the length of a breath.
That's what I think about my time here. ”
 

House of Cards, s1e8, speech by Francis Underwood, 2013

 

 


2024.02.04

“ Are we doing the right thing?
Right and wrong are loaded words
when you’re talking about changing the world.
We don’t have all the information.
We’re scrambling for it, trying to put the pieces together.
If we had them all, we might make different choices.
But we don’t,
so all we can do is the best with what we’re given. ”
 

The Dead World  by  Stephanie Erickson, 2016

 

 


2024.01.28

“ ...giving people too much credit.
There is no ‘general public’ that peacefully and unanimously decides
what they’re going to collectively think or who they’re going to listen to.  There’s always someone behind the curtain shaping the narrative.  Question is, do we want to leave it up to the faceless 'someone
behind the current chaos, or do we take control?

I respect that you want to do things the ‘rightway,
through legal channels with all the correct checks and balances,
but we’re way beyond that.
Legal and the ‘right thing’ to do aren’t always the same thing. ”
 

Taran Empire Saga - Empire Defied  by  A.K. DuBoff, 2022

 

 


2024.01.21

“ There were no such things as negative emotions.
Each one served an important role,
and the individual who had those in harmony
were the ones that outlasted those who were devoid. ”
 

 Critical Dawn  by  Darren Wearmouth, 2014

 

 


2024.01.14

“ …we all have the ability to effect change.
We have a duty to our fellow citizens to treat each other with respect.
We have a duty to our friends and family,
to have each other’s backs in times of need.
And we have a duty to family, to society, to civilization,
to preserve our way of life for future generations.
These different scopes of responsibility are sometimes
at odds with each other, and fulfilling our obligations can mean compromising on tenets we would hold firmly in any other context. ”
 

Taran Empire Saga - Empire United  by A.K. DuBoff, 2022

 

 


2024.01.07

“ Never accept the world as it appears to be.
Dare to see it for what it could be. ”
 

 Overwatch (movie)  by  Blizzard Entertainment, 2016

 

 



















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