“We've just lost our way, that's all. But what if you could give us a chance to do better? Just one chance? One single move in the great game of history? What's your best shot? What would you consider to be the greatest mistake in world history and, more to the point, what single thing would you do to prevent it?”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
“Screw humanity. I don't give the whole stinking bunch of us more than a couple of generations and good riddance. The universe is better off without us.”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
“Professor Sengupta had the self-satisfied habit common to many academics of pretending an intellectual equality with his audience in order to happily demonstrate his own superiority.”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
“В глубине души люди хотят костра и серы. Они мечтают о жестком мстительном Боге, который повелевает и карает за непослушание.”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
“Австро-Венгерская империя? Ей и без того хватало забот – разобраться бы, на каких языках говорить в собственном парламенте.”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
“Иногда лучше все оставить как есть. Время – не прялка. Время – пряжа.”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
“The massive machine bore down on them. Nearly fourteen feet long and six wide, it seemed to completely fill the bridge. Almost a ton and a half of wood, glass, rubber, brass and steel, a monster, roaring and trumpeting as it approached its kill, the great shining black fender arches framing its huge goggling eyes. The thrusting tusks of its sprung-leaf suspension threatened to skewer any soft flesh and young bone that lay in its path. Black smoke billowed from its rear. Sparks spat from behind its grille. No dragon of ancient legend could have seemed more terrifying or more deadly.”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
“The classic private bitterness of the public zealot. A man who wanted to take out his own inadequacy on other people. And”
― Ben Elton, quote from Time and Time Again
Ben Elton
Born place: in London, The United Kingdom
Born date May 3, 1959
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“help meet. But who said anything about what he deserves? You can only realize your womanhood when you are functioning according to your created nature. To covet his role of leadership is to covet something that will not make God, you, or him happy. It is not a question of whether or not you can do a better job than he; it is a matter of doing what you were “designed” to do. If you successfully do the job of leading the family, you will not find satisfaction in it. It is far better that the job be done poorly by your husband than to be done well by you. Your excellence as a help meet to him may very well be God’s plan for improving his leadership role in the family. Your female nature cannot be retrofitted to the male role without permanent damage to the original design.”
― Debi Pearl, quote from Created to be His Help Meet
“ان الجنس البشري تغاضى عن سرٍّ بسيط للغاية يخص الوجود بالرغم من وضوحه لكل فرد. والسرّ هو أنّ بؤس الحياة الإنسانية والوعي يعودان إلى ضعف شعاع الانتباه الذي نسلّطه على العالم. ولنفرض أنك تملك مصباحاً قوياً، إلا أنّه يفتقر إلى عاكس في داخله. فعندما تقوم بإضاءته، فإن الشعاع ينبعث منه ويتوزع في جميع الاتجاهات. كما أنّ جزءاً كبيراً منه يمتصّه باطِنُ المصباح نفسه. أما إذا وضعت عدسة مقعّرة فإنّ الشعاع يتركز وينطلق إلى الأمام كالرصاصة أو كالرمح. ويصبح الشعاع أقوى من السابق بشعر مرات. إلا أنّ هذا ليس سوى نصف مقياس، لأنّه بالرغمن من أنّ كل شعاع من إشعاعات الضوء يسلك السبيل نفسه، فإنّ موجات لضوء الحقيقية تكون مرتبكة، شأنها في ذلك شأن الجيش غير المنظم عندما يسير في أحد الشوارع. وإذا سمحت للضوء بالمرور خلال الليزر، تسير الموجات سيراً منظماً وتزداد قوتها ألف مرة، مثلما يصبح بمقدور وقع أقدام جيش منظم أن يهدم أسوار أريحا.
إنّ العقل البشري نوع من النور الكشاف الذي يلقي ضوءاً من الانتباه على العالم. بيد أنّه كان دائماً أشبه بالنور الكشاف الذي لا يحتوي على عاكس. ينتقل انتباهنا من ثانية إلى ثانية، وليس لدينا الحيلة لتركيز الضوء. بالرغم من ذلك فهو يحدث دائماً.”
― Colin Wilson, quote from The Mind Parasites
“The Marine transformation is one of American life's storied tests.”
― quote from One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
“[...] porque nadie sabe lo que el beso es verdaderamente, tal vez la devoración imposible, tal vez una comunión demoníaca, tal vez el principio de la muerte.”
― José Saramago, quote from The History of the Siege of Lisbon
“I've lived and seen enough to know how difficult it is to settle for a small life when you're destined for greatness.”
― Darren Shan, quote from Demon Thief
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