Very Powerful, Very Stupid, Fit the Facts, Doctor Who

"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that need altering." - Doctor Who - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

Found on IMDB at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811885/quotes.

Note: I normally don't use movie or TV quotes here, but this somehow just seemed appropriate during the current political climate.

Web of Lies, Sold Gradually to the Masses, Truth, Dresden James

“When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic.” - Dresden James

From The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Most Exciting Phrase, Science, Eureka, That's Funny, Isaac Asimov

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...” ― Isaac Asimov

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/16667.Isaac_Asimov.

Cleaning Your House, Kids are Still Growing, Phyllis Diller

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is lie shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 170.

Stifle Writers, Good Teacher, Flannery O'Connor

“Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.” - Fiction-writer Flannery O'Connor

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 170.

What is Important, Meaningful Life, Accumulating Money, Fame, Service, Dalai Lama

"What is important is not so much how long you live as whether you live a meaningful life. This doesn’t mean accumulating money and fame, but being of service to your fellow human beings. It means helping others if you can, but even if you can’t do that, at least not harming them." - Dalai Lama, on Twitter.

Writing, Making Money, Getting Famous, Enriching the Lives, Stephen King

“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found in Goodreads at Stephen King quotes.