Author: nickvooi

QOTD: “Times of plague are always those in which the bestial and diabolical side of human nature gains the upper hand.” Barthold Georg Niebuhr

QOTD: "As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable." - Albert Einstein

QOTD: "Never apologise for winning." Kazu in Pachinko (novel)

"Many receive advice, few profit by it." Publilius Syrus

QOTD: “If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti

QOTD: “Humans are not the protagonists of this planet’s story. If there is a main character, it is life itself, which makes of earth and starlight something more than earth and starlight. But in the age of the Anthropocene, humans tend to believe, despite all available evidence, that the world is here for our benefit.” … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: “One of the strange things about adulthood is that you are your current self, but you are also all the selves you used to be, the ones you grew out of but can’t ever quite get rid of.” The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

QOTD: " ... as members of the banner system, Manchus were universally obliged to serve as soldiers, in return for which they were paid a stipend by the state. Han, on the other hand, were obliged to pay taxes, but they were free from military duty." Manchus and Han by Edward J.M Rhoads

"But as judges we are neither Jew nor Gentile, neither Catholic nor agnostic." Felix Frankfurter (Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)

QOTD: “Man, life’s going to keep pushing you around, but you have to keep playing.” Mozasu in Pachinko (novel)