Krishna Knochel

“Temples are for the gods,” Thucydides said. “No city has the hubris to put her own citizens on a temple.” Phidias promised, “The Athenians will look like gods.”
― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

“I ako apstrahujemo od velike sredine života, koju, kao što i treba, zauzimaju ljudi u čijem se mišljenju opšte reči "dobro" i "zlo" uopšte više ne javljaju otkako su se odvojili od majčine suknje, onda ivični pojasevi, gde još ima namerno moralnih napora, danas zaista ostaju prepušteni zlo-dobrim i dobro-zlim ljudima, od kojih jedni nikada nisu videli dobrotu da leti niti je čuli da peva, pa zato od svih bližnjih zahtevaju da se zajedno s njima zanose jednom prirodom morala u kojoj punjene ptice sede na beživotnom drveću; na šta onda drugi, dobro-zli smrtnici, razdraženi svojim suparnicima, namerno bar u mislima ispovrćuju sklonost za zlo, kao da su ubeđeni da smo još u zlim delima, koja nisu onako potpuno otrcana kao dobra, podrhtava pomalo moralne živosti.”
― Robert Musil, The Man Without Qualities

“Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered.”
― Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

“Educate not Legislate
Refusing to pass unnecessary laws requires a converse – encouraging education and understanding. We started by slashing the salaries of legislators (Dubbed “Bloodbath on the Beltway”). That move provided funds to instigate incentive programs for high school teachers – to attract the best and brightest. The result was a generation of bright, energetic 18-year-olds graduating high-school, equipped to tackle the future.”
― Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]