Igor

“If learning the truth is a scientific's goal, then he must make himself the enemy of all that he reads”
― Alhazen, The Optics of Ibn Al-Haytham: On Direct Vision Books 1-3

“The system is not your friend. The system is not your enemy. The system is a retarded giant throwing wads of $100 bills and books of rules in random directions while shouting “LOOK AT ME! I’M HELPING! I’M HELPING!” Sometimes by luck you catch a wad of cash, and you think the system loves you. Other times by misfortune you get hit in the gut with a rulebook, and you think the system hates you. But either one is giving the system too much credit.”
― Scott Alexander

“Leave this world a little better than you found it.”
― Robert Baden-Powell

“Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him. Or give it up. This is not a game of cards! This is your life and mine! I've spent a whole lifetime building this and as long as I'm in charge, nobody is going to knock it down.”
― Lee Kuan Yew