Brilliant Burn Out

“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
--Jack London

Totalitarian Society

“A society becomes totalitarian when its structure becomes flagrantly artificial: that is, when its ruling class has lost its function but succeeds in clinging to power by force or fraud.”
--George Orwell

Law's Function

“The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.”
--Gerry Spence

Open Minds

“Minds are like parachutes: They only function when open.”
--Thomas Dewar

Consistent Common Sense

“Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.”
--An Wang

Singular Action

“Deliberation is the function of many; action is the function of one.”
--Charles de Gaulle

Leaders Beget Leaders

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
--Ralph Nader