Brian Setzler

“I think what you're groping for is that people need more than to feel scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and of themselves that inspires them.”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

“Donald Trump can do a lot of things I can't, but he can no more get out of the prison than I can”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

“I can confidently predict that if the world is saved, it will not be because some old minds came up with some new programs. Programs never stop the things they're launched to stop. No program has ever stopped poverty, drug abuse, or crime, and no program ever will stop them. And no program will ever stop us from devastating the world.”
― Daniel Quinn, Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

“All too often the people of our culture think they’re really doing something if they’re out there fighting bad things and getting laws passed. Just look at what we’ve accomplished by outlawing drugs and waging a trillion-dollar War on Drugs! (Nothing!)”
― Daniel Quinn, The Invisibility of Success