Chris

“For he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

“It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones. ”
― Niccolò Machiavelli

“Did you ever think about life as a metaphor for television?”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

“Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters