Maturity lay in acknowledging the futility of trying too hard
NCV

Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)

The hardest thing about being a scientist is admitting you were incorrect for so long
NCV

One God, never one book
NCV

Empty vessels make the most sound
Proverb

When you know how to do something properly,
you can't help but point out the cowboys
NCV

Still the man hears what he wants to hear
and disregards the rest
Simon and Garfunkel (The boxer)

You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Proverb

Try to see it my way, do I have to keep on talking 'till I can't go on?
The Beatles (We can work it out)

Masters only master balance
Proverb

A person without ego does not wish to better their self
NCV

You can't party while worrying
NCV

God Socialist: God cares for all, not one
God Conservative: God helps those who help themselves
NCV

I'll give you a star, so you'll know just where you are,
don't you know that I might be, your wishing well
Black Sabbath (Wishing Well)

Everything has consequences
Wisdom

Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve,
I keep my magic in my heart
Triumph (Fight the good fight)

Don't understand what you can't criticise
NCV

And the song that I am singing is a prayer to non-believers,
come and stand beside us, we can find a better way
John Denver (Rhymes and Reasons)

And I'm never gonna' tell ya'
everything I gotta' to tell ya'
but I know I gotta' give it a try"
Air Supply (Making Love Out of Nothing at All)

Redact The Bible to only those words spoken by Christ
Christianity

Understand the current system first
NCV

By the time it's not worth it,
its time to enjoy what you've worked for
NCV

The higher the monkey climbs,
the more it shows its bum
G.I.Gurdjieff (Favourite sayings)

Gotta ask yourself the question,
where are you now?
James Blunt (Wiseman)

Focus on your successes
Wisdom

When a master criticises you, thank them
NCV

The love of money is the root of all evil
The Bible (Timothy 6:10)

Walk on by, walk on through,
walk 'till you run and
don't look back for her I am
U2 (The Unforgettable Fire)

When you forgive yourself, you become God
NCV

This guy'll kill you to death inside of three rounds!
Mickey (Rocky III)

They just won't listen, will they?
Ignorant realisation

Working against yourself?
Wisdom

The pen is mightier than the sword
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Helping someone is not about
how much they can understand
but how much they can accept
NCV

Blame the system, not the politician
NCV

But the very hairs on your head are all numbered
The Bible (Matthew 10:30)

If you're thinking about it, someone else is too
NCV

You can only go upward after politics
NCV

Just hold your horses...
Saying

There is only one taxation expert on Earth today
...just one
NCV

It's alright to feel belittled,
you're in the presence of a giant
NCV

We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.
Robert Frost

In the presence of two powers,
there must always be a greater, and a lesser
Common knowledge

The purist of science
reveals the existence of God
NCV

Transcendental goal?...transcendental load
NCV

An innocence so well-rehearsed, and so naive,
that's all you'll ever see
Behind The Smile (The Butterfly Ball)

"Hudson may be right..."
Vasquez (Aliens)

When the whole world is in collusion,
you're your own institution
NCV

He thinks not well who thinks not twice
G.I.Gurdjieff (Favourite sayings)

Women know what needs to be done
Men know how to do it
NCV

God saw that the light was good,
and he separated the light from the darkness.
The Bible (Genesis 1:1)

Unable to see the forest for the trees
Saying

Don't be afraid to evolve
NCV

The blind leading the blind
Common saying

Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives,
but brains saves both.
Erwin Rommel

What cannot be cured must be endured
G.I.Gurdjieff (Favourite sayings)

I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe
can exist without a clock maker
Voltaire

A person with one watch knows what time it is
A person with two watches is never sure
Proverb

Think much, say little
NCV

Leadership exists in the absence of definitions
NCV

Use an opponent's force to work against them
The Martial arts

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Saying

Don't waste time with the ignorant
NCV

A form of government that is not the result of
a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts,
and endeavours can never take root.
Napoleon Bonaparte

You've got a bad reputation,
that's the word out on the town,
it gives a certain fascination,
but it can only bring you down,
you'd better turn yourself around.
Thin Lizzy (Bad Reputation)

Johny's in the basement mixin' up the medicine
I'm on the pavement thinkin' 'bout the government
Bob Dylan (Subterranean Homesick Blues)

Good news travels badly
Saying

The sage has no religion
NCV

The ruled ruling
Politics

It is everyone's right to feel wronged,
and everyone's wrong to feel right
NCV

Ignorance is bliss
Saying

Take a backward step
Saying

Freedom is not free
Saying

If you want to be a person...be a politician
If you want to be a politician...be an actor
If you want to be an actor...be a person
NCV

When the fox begins to preach,
keep your eye on the geese.
G.I.Gurdjieff (Favourite sayings)

The only way from the top is downward
The natural order

Watch out for the sting in the tail
Saying

Keep your cards close to your chest
Saying

Corruption exists in many forms
NCV

Good fences make good neighbours
Saying

Use only what is necessary
Saying

If I have seen further than others,
it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
Isaac Newton

One for all, and all for one.
Alexandre Dumas (The Three Muskateers)

Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Saying

Not what?...but who...
NCV

Learn to labour and to wait
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A team is where a boy can
prove his courage on his own.
A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
Mickey Mantle

I might be just beginning,
I might be near the end
Enya (Anywhere Is)

You don't need to fight for human values
NCV

Beware of desperate people
Saying

One half of the world does not know
how the other half lies
G.I.Gurdjieff (Favourite sayings)

The firebug who wants to put the fire out
NCV

Money makes the world go 'round
John Kander, Fred Ebb

The democracy always makes the right decision
NCV

While the cat's away, the mice will play
Saying

I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal,
before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon
and returning him safely to earth.
JFK

All animals are equal,
but some animals are more equal than others
George Orwell (Animal Farm)

If there isn't light when no one sees,
then how can I know what you might believe
Black Sabbath (Sign of The Southern Cross)

Help is only ever a loan
NCV

Actions speak louder than words
Saying

Heal yourself before you heal the world
Saying

Don't try and reason out insanity
NCV

Turn the ship around...
Obi Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

Honour thy Father and thy Mother
The Ten Commandments...

Careful what you wish for...
Saying

Hide miracles
NCV

I think therefore I am
Rene Descartes

It may only be a small problem...
but it may be a large job to find it
NCV

I wholly disapprove of what you say,
and will defend to the death your right to say it.
Quote (Origin unknown)

Oh, ho, ho, it's magic you know,
never believe it's not so
Pilot (Magic)

Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Shania Twain (Man! I Feel Like A Woman!)

Of course you look...but you do not see
The Sage

It's staring you in the face
Saying

...That's not quite right is it?...
Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes - 2009)

Meek and obedient you follow the leader
down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel
Pink Floyd (Sheep)

"Terrain, Terrain"
GPWS

And your wise men don't know how it feels,
to be thick as a brick
Jethro Tull (Thick As A Brick)

I told you I would find you...
Bryan Mills (Taken)

He couldn't understand how something so fake could look so real.
Kay Brubaker (Capricorn One)

Every nut and bolt
Saying

In the natural world, the laws of physics may not be violated
God's law

First impressions count
Proverb

Follow the evidence
CSI 101

Clash of The Titans
Saying

You caused it...now fix it
To the reckless

A man who is worried...is not in control
NCV

What burns today cannot burn tomorrow
NCV

The man who has no sense of history,
is like a man who has no ears or eyes
Adolf Hitler

Never miss an opportunity
Saying

A friend is someone you can trust with your passwords
NCV

Be prepared
(Robert Baden-Powell) Motto of the Scouting movement

Who's in control?
Enquiry

Some might say, we will find a brighter day
Oasis (Some Might Say)

Politicians make laws for people greater than themselves
NCV

If you think something is bigger than you...then it probably is.
Stuart Wilde

Some lessons are best learned the hard way.
Saying

If you don't use it, you lose it.
Saying

Don’t step into the ring with a champion...
unless you are one.
NCV

You can't work out everything...but you almost can.
NCV

Lightyears ahead of the competition.
Saying

Shit rubs off
Saying

I don't ever pay attention, to what the weatherman may mention,
I don't even care about, what he's got to say
Charlie Pride (A Sunshiny Day)

The do-gooders doing evil
NCV

You've gotta' beat me to the punch
NCV

Naked force has settled more issues in history than any other factor.
The contrary opinion 'violence never solves anything' is wishful thinking at its worst.
Jean Rasczak (Starship Troopers - 1997)

Don't wish it away, don’t look at it like it's forever.
Elton John (I guess that's why they call it the blues)

People living in competition, all they want is to have my piece of mind.
Boston (Piece Of Mind)

A lawyer worth that offer shouldn’t have to open the envelope.
Oliver (The Firm - 1993)

The Higher Court knows not human law.
NCV

"T'is a mathematical certainty…"
Andrews (Titanic - 1997)

"A Jew cannot be a citizen of the Reich.
He has no right to vote in political affairs and he cannot occupy public office."
Nazi Party, Nuremberg Laws 1935. The Reich Citizenship Law:
First Regulation: Article 4, Section 1.

You may only solve a problem with one of two things,
a gun, or wisdom.
NCV

Tech Gods?
NCV

An electronic / digital fabrication of reality
e fab

A world full of sinners better than a world full of saints
NCV

The greyhound never gets the rabbit
The game masters

Know your place
Saying

Lose my religion and connect me to God
NCV

There's no one like you
No One Like You (Scorpions - World Wide Live - 1985)

Wrong thoughts against the right person
NCV

My, my, my. What a mess.
Samuel Gerard (The Fugitive)

There are angels of death
NCV

The man who fears nothing is either lying, or stupid.
NCV

You showed me things they never taught me in school
KISS (Sure Know Something)

I'll see it when I believe it
NCV

'The State', always seems to be an individual.
NCV

All crises manufactured
NCV

The power to heal, when withdrawn, may mean the end
NCV

You can play 18 holes with a 7 iron
Experience

Deliver secrets
NCV

Eyes bigger than the belly
Saying

If it's free, you must have paid for it
NCV

We're gonna' need a bigger boat…
Brodie (Jaws)

Any chance they get…
Saying

If your square one isn't working,
then when you're back there…it isn't square one.
NCV

You're either bleating...or meeting...or beating.
NCV

She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes…
The Whistler (Close Encounters Of The Third Kind)

Weak allies are not allies.
NCV

And the ungrateful deserve none.
NCV

Everything has its place.
Saying

You're good...but you're not conscious.
NCV

If it's not settled, it's not science.
NCV

When your best is not enough, someone is using you.
NCV

Hearing too much.
NCV

Expanded realisation
NCV

Abortion should be Safe, Legal...and rare.
Bill Clinton (American President 1993-2001)

If we can confer, then we must know the same thing.
If we know the same thing, then we must be going to the same place.
NCV

Chaos is easier to organise.
NCV

I can't protect you from yourself

Saying

Science eternal.
Opinion, stapled to a date.

NCV

The only reason I let evil into my house, is because I was a greater evil.

NCV

Architecture is relevant design.

NCV

If it takes one hundred years,
then you will need to live for a thousand.

NCV