“It is difficult to say which is the greatest evil--to have too violent passions, or to be wholly devoid of them. Controlled with firmness, guided by discretion, and hallowed by the imagination, the passions are the vivifiers and quickeners of our being. Without passion there can be no energy of character. Indeed, the passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways, and dangerous only in one--through their excess.” WayCharacterPassionEvilEnergyDifficultImaginationFireDangerousThousandViolentControlledExcessDiscretionFirmnessNo Energy Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought
“For the sake of my children and grandchildren, I hope that the human talent for self-destruction can be successfully controlled, or at least channelled into productive forms, but I doubt it. I think we are moving into extremely volatile and dangerous times, as modern electronic technologies give mankind almost unlimited powers to play with its own psychopathology as a game.” ThinkingGivingHumansChildrenSelfPlayMovingFormGamesTechnologyDoubtModernMankindTalentDangerousDestructionSakeMy ChildrenProductiveControlledUnlimitedGrandchildrenSelf DestructionChildren And GrandchildrenPsychopathologyUnlimited Power Author:J. G. Ballard
“There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.” GovernmentDangerousControlled Author:Lawrence Lessig
“Most presidents have been controlled by forces that control money and special interests. When Donald Trump refused their money, he refused their control. This made him dangerous.” Has BeensMadeForcePresidentInterestSpecialDangerousTrumpControlledSpecial Interests Author:Louis Farrakhan