Dan Turner

“In order to awaken, first of all one must realize that one is in a state of sleep. And in order to realize that one is indeed in a state of sleep, one must recognize and fully understand the nature of the forces which operate to keep one in the state of sleep, or hypnosis. It is absurd to think that this can be done by seeking information from the very source which induces the hypnosis.
....One thing alone is certain, that man's slavery grows and increases. Man is becoming a willing slave. He no longer needs chains. He begins to grow fond of his slavery, to be proud of it. And this is the most terrible thing that can happen to a man.”
― George Ivanovich Gurdjieff

“But all the clocks in the city
Began to whirr and chime:
'O let not Time deceive you,
You cannot conquer Time”
― W.H. Auden

“I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in my life. Most of them never happened.”
― Mark Twain

“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
― Anonymous Greek Proverb