Vex Trigger

“I maintained a tactical silence. When you maintain a tactical silence and look people right in the eye, as if drinking in their words, they talk. People like to be listened to, as every researcher knows--every researcher, every writer, every spy.”
― Michel Houellebecq, Soumission

“For the first time in history, more people die today from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals combined.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“If pupils suffer from attention disorders, stress and low grades, perhaps we ought to blame outdated teaching methods, overcrowded classrooms and an unnaturally fast tempo of life.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“If you want to make people believe in imaginary entities such as gods and nations, you should make them sacrifice something valuable.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow