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Tag:quotes (p. 1/1) | Vox Clamantis In Deserto

On Achieving

If you want the things you’ve never had, stop doing the things you’ve always done. Vox

Similarly, if you want the things you’ve never had, start doing things you’ve never done. Vox

When Right ≠ Legal

there have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break a law. Edward Snowden

The Gods of Other Nations

“Do not worship the gods of these other nations or serve them in any way, and never follow their evil example.” (EX 23:24 NLT) How many ways do we, the modern followers of the one true God, serve the gods of the lands in which we dwell? Hollywood? Wealth? Fame?

On Achieving

To do what no one did before, you must think like no one thought before. Vox

On Eating Shit

If you must eat shit and die…be grateful that you received a last meal. Vox

On Emotion & Action

Deliberate minds examine matters to determine whether negative emotion impedes positive action. Vox

On Discovering Truth

[T]ruth is best discovered by powerful statements on both sides of the question. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)


N.B. Though often attributed to Lord John Scott Eldon (1751-1838), Eldon was, in fact, quoting Bacon.

Sobre humildad

El Omnipotente eligió hablar por medio del asno. El hecho de que Él también habla por medio de ti sólo afirma que vales el burro. Vox

On Fearful Living

Those who live fearfully cannot live fully; they are slaves unto themselves. Vox

On Pointlessness

Forget about screen doors on submarines, that’s more like a vacuum cleaner in outer space

On Punctuality

Arriving late wastes your time. Arriving early wastes my time. Therefore it is best to arrive on time.vox

On Liars

Liars are thieves of truth.Vox

On Losing

Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder. Paul “Bear” Bryant

On Knowledge and Ignorance

America has (de)evolved to a point where ignorance of law is no excuse and knowledge of law is no defense! Vox

On Faith

Be it unto me according to my faith and be my faith unto me according to your faithfulness. Vox

On Vanity

Age-defiance vanity is underrated. Vox

On Clear Communication

I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said. Alan Greenspan


I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. Alan Greenspan

On Righteous Boundaries

We made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no farther! Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek VIII

Which calls to mind this other memorable performance from the TV series.

On Belief and Justice

On my first day of law school, my professor says two things. First was: “From this day forward, when your mother tells you she loves you – get a second opinion. If you want justice, go to a whorehouse; if you want to get fucked, go to court.” Richard Gere as Martin Vail, Primal Fear

Edmund Burke on Moral Duty

Two intrinsically-linked quotes from Sir Edmund Burke:

1) The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

2) Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.