In: Quotes
2 Oct 2008I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their [...]
In: Noteworthy|Quotes
16 Aug 2007“Never believe anything until it’s officially denied.” –Claud Cockburn
It is far too late and things are far too bad for pessimism. -Dee Hock
In: In Memoriam|Quotes
14 Jan 2006Shelley Winters is dead. You probably remember her as the biker granny on TV’s Roseanne, but my memories go fondly back to her many guest shots on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. She was loud, opinionated and one of a kind. I will never forget Winters’ honesty, her humor, or her voice. Winters was [...]
In: Quotes
12 Jan 2006Most management techniques are ways of controlling people so they feel good about being controlled. –Peter Block [thanks to Dave Pollard]
I'm not really famous. In case you were wondering. But I tried. I once believed that fame makes you real - a perversion of "The Velveteen Rabbit" theme that love makes you real. Guess I equated fame with love. Sad. You can read more about that here.