Ross Thompson

“All of the residents adhere to the basic principles of the Age of Medicine: One, everyone is sick. Two, patients are useless. Three, all illnesses are untreatable. Four, if you are sick, you must seek treatment. Five, to be without an illness is to be ill. Six, serious ailments are actually like not being sick at all.”
― Han Song, Hospital

“A further reason for the indestructibility of the Presidency lies in the psychology of mass democracy. Once again Tocqueville provides the text. “Our contemporaries,” he wrote, “are constantly excited by two conflicting passions: they want to be led, and they wish to remain free....By this system the people shake off their state of dependency just long enough to select their master and then relapse into it again.”
― Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., The Imperial Presidency

“I hope you’ve learned a lesson. No good comes from trying to impose your will on nature.” Bruce said, “I’m a farmer. I make my living and put food on your table by imposing my will on nature.”
― Scott Meyer, That's Not Right

“The classroom gradually filled up with our other roommates, but one bed remained unclaimed, heightening the air of mystery surrounding its future occupant. Then, suddenly, the door crashed open and into the room strode a human hurricane—a sturdy, confident fellow who greeted everyone with great cheer and a ferocious hug. He was almost four years older than me. He introduced himself to me as Brian Blessed. He was not yet the globally renowned actor, mountaineer, adventurer, and star of TV shows, stage musicals, and movies as disparate as Blackadder, Cats, Flash Gordon, and I, Claudius. But I could tell instantly that he was a one-off; they broke the mold when they made Brian. Like Norman and me, he, too, was of humble origin, from the South Yorkshire mining town of Mexborough. I was beginning to feel more comfortable by the minute.”
― Patrick Stewart, Making It So: A Memoir