Steven Fisher

“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.”
― Stendhal

“When history passes its final verdict on John D. Rockefeller, it may well be that his endowment of research will be recognized as a milestone in the progress of the race. For the first time, science was given its head; longer term experiment on a large scale has been made practicable, and those that undertake are freed from the shadow of financial disaster. Science today owes as much to the rich men of generosity and discernment as the art of the Renaissance owes to the patronage of Popes and Princes. Of these rich men, John D. Rockefeller is the supreme type.

Winston Spencer Churchill”
― Winston Spencer Churchill

“A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a Zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon in your wife’s bed is a cause of the gravest concern.”
― William Manchester, The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill Alone 1932-40

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero