“All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition.” KnowsHumansHas BeensImportantIndividualProgressMajorityHistoricalDuesOpposition Author:Bertrand Russell
“Most of my career has been spent with the RSC doing Shakespeare, and the thing you learn from Shakespeare is that his historical plays don't bear anything other than a basic resemblance to history.” Has BeensPlayCareersBearsHistoricalResemblanceResemblance Is Author:Antony Sher
“Disneyworld... is a historical reconstruction as sanitised as the Kremlin's, and a future vision as uncognisant of contemporary pointers as Peter Pan's. It is a magic carpet under which everything has been swept.” Has BeensVisionMagicHistoricalContemporaryPeterCarpetReconstructionPointersKremlin Author:Alan Coren
“That public men publish falsehoods Is nothing new. That America must accept Like the historical republics corruption and empire Has been known for years. Be angry at the sun for setting If these things anger you.” IfsMenYearsHas BeensAmericaKnownAcceptingSunAngryHistoricalCorruptionSettingSettingsEmpiresRepublicFalsehoodPublishNothing New Book:The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: 1938-1962 Source: The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: 1938-1962
“Since the rise of Homo sapiens, human beings have been the smartest minds around. But very shortly - on a historical scale, that is - we can expect technology to break the upper bound on intelligence that has held for the last few tens of thousands of years.” YearsMindHumansHas BeensLastsHuman BeingsBreakTechnologyHistoricalBoundsScalesHomo Sapiens Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky