“Obsolescence is a fate devoutly to be wished, lest science stagnate and die.”
“Lest soviel ihr könnt! Lest Straßenschilder und Speisekarten, lest die Anschläge im Bürgermeisteramt, lest von mir aus Schundliteratur - aber lest! Lest! Sonst seid ihr verloren!”
“Whether you accept or reject the idea of God, the sacredness of all life is a goal devoutly to be wished”
“Creativity needs time. We’re all dying. Fuck stagnation. High-five creation.”
“The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual; the impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.”
“Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise; for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.”