“An imbecile habit has arisen in modern controversy of saying that such and such a creed can be held in one age but cannot be held in another. Some dogma, we are told, was credible in the twelfth century, but is not credible in the twentieth. You might as well say that a certain philosophy can be believed on Mondays, but cannot be believed on Tuesdays. You might as well say of a view of the cosmos that it was suitable to half-past three, but not suitable to half-past four. What a man can believe depends upon his philosophy, not upon the clock or the century.” MenBelieveWellsPhilosophyMightAgePastCertainThreeViewsHalfFourModernCenturyDependsHabitClockCosmosCreedsDogmaMondayControversySuitableTuesdayCredibleImbeciles Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton
“There is simply no room left for 'freedom from the tyranny of government' since city dwellers depend on it for food, power, water, transportation, protection, and welfare. Your right to live where you want, with companions of your choosing, under laws to which you agree, died in the eighteenth century with Captain Mission. Only a miracle or a disaster could restore it.” WantGovernmentLawLeftWaterRoomsCitiesCenturyDependsMiracleDiedAgreeMissionsProtectionDisasterTyrannyWelfareCompanionCaptainsTransportationDwellers Book:Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader Source: Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader
“The morality of the 21st century will depend on how we respond to this simple but profound question: Does every human life have equal moral value simply and merely because it is human?” HumansDoeValuesSimpleMoralCenturyDependsMoralityEqualProfoundHuman Life21st CenturyMoral Values Author:Wesley J. Smith
“Entertainment has seduced us into believing that we have a chance to live the life they live in the movies. Even the people in the movies don't live that life. It doesn't take 135 minutes to make a life, it takes almost a century. Everything doesn't depend on what happens in the next ninety seconds. Ever.” PeopleBelieveHappensNextChanceMinutesCenturyDependsEntertainmentLive LifeSecondsNinety Author:Seth Godin
“If you go back and you look at the presidency over the course of history, presidents tend to do what they campaigned on. In the 20th century, presidents between Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter accomplished 73 percent of the things that they said they would do as candidates. Part of that is because once they get into office, their credibility, their ability to do anything depends on doing the things that they said they would.” IfsLooksSaidCoursesPresidentAbilityCenturyDependsOfficePercentCandidatesAccomplishedThey SaidPresidency20th CenturyCredibilityJimmyCarterWilson Author:Evan Osnos
“In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.” CenturySecurityDependsProsperityRegions21st CenturyAsiaPacific Author:Leon Panetta
“Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but materialists have known all along that it depends on whether they are jitterbugging or dancing cheek to cheek.” KnownCenturyDependsAngelDancingPhilosopherCheeksPins Book:Jitterbug Perfume Source: Jitterbug Perfume