We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.

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In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

In violence, we forget who we are

In violence, we forget who we are

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if...

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if...

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

The best way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.

The best way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

Bureaucrats are the only people in the world who can say absolutely nothing and mean...

Bureaucrats are the only people in the world who can say absolutely nothing and mean...

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...