Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means.

Quote by Arthur Koestler

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Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in...

A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in...

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

The world's a stage, where God's omnipotence, His justice, knowledge, love, and providence do act...

The world's a stage, where God's omnipotence, His justice, knowledge, love, and providence do act...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you...

Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you...

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...