Aldous Huxley Quotes

A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy.

Aldous Huxley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963

Topics

WarDemocracyCountryBureaucracy

A man who's never seen war is like a woman who's never given birth - soft in the head.

Andrei Platonov

WomanManWarNeverBirthHead

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Robert Quillen

KnowledgeIgnoranceAngerArgument

I hate when people eat food and talk with their mouth full. I always cover my mouth when I eat, but I've had it where there's little bologna bits flying on your food.

Jeff Baena

FoodHatePeopleFlyingMouthTalk

I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to.

Michael Connelly

JobMeLawLaw EnforcementEveryday

107 caps isn't bad for someone who isn't 'a top, top player', is it? I never expected to get that amount of caps. When I made my debut, I set myself the personal target of trying to get 50 caps and score 10 goals if I could. So to have 107 is something I am really proud of, particularly being among those names.

Steven Gerrard

GoalsMyselfI AmProudSomeoneBad

And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.

Minoru Yamasaki

BuildingImportantHumanHuman Being

With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers march past without going off the deep end. It starts off far too many ideas in his head.

Louis-Ferdinand Celine

PastManIdeasDeepEndSee

We're all going to make mistakes; they're inevitable. It's what you do after these mistakes that matters.

Jon Jones

MistakesYouInevitableMattersMake

So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance.

Don Cheadle

MenBlackPlaySavageNobleEither

You know, all these sentiments about beauty coming from within, they've always resonated when I've read them, but it takes a bit of living to truly appreciate them. To realise we are so much more than our experiences, that we are who we are because of the lessons we've learnt, now that's what true 'beauty' is for me.

Christy Turlington

BeautyMeAppreciateYouNowLiving

Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.

Arthur E. Morgan

ManFeelTragedyImportantMayLack

To me it's more fun and more challenging, too, to do different types of pictures.

William Wyler

FunMePicturesMoreDifferentToo

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