“Order is power.” — Henri Frederic Amiel Quote

Order is power.

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

To shun one's cross is to make it heavier.

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.

Now, at this point, I can wrestle, I can go out there and cut an entertaining promo, I can also do the backstage stuff... and if you can contribute more to the show, you have more staying power.

Whoever is new to power is always harsh.

Humanity has nearly suffocated the globe with carbon dioxide, yet nuclear power plants that produce no such emissions are so mired in objections and obstruction that, despite renewed interest on every continent, it is unlikely another will be built in the United States.

'Free' is the museum show of our times, presaging the whole Wikileaks dustup, and it shows shifting power dynamics and a glimpse of the human in a world of flowing data.