"How tragic that man can never realize how beautiful life is until he is face to with death." - "It's our human duty to enjoy life" - Ikiru
"It is far, far better and much safer to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought." -John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society
"The family which takes its mauve an cerise, air-conditioned, power-steered and power-braked automobile out for a tour passes through cities that are badly paved, made hideous by litter, lighted buildings, billboards and posts for wires that should long since have been put underground. They pass on into countryside that has been rendered largely invisible by commercial art. (The goods which the latter advertise have an absolute priority in our value system. Such aesthetic considerations as a view of the countryside accordingly come second. On such matters we are consistent.) They picnic on exquisitely packaged food from a por...table icebox by a polluted stream and go on to spend the night at a park which is a menace to public health and morals. Just before dozing off on an air mattress, beneath a nylon tent, amid the stench of decaying refuse, they may reflect vaguely on the curious unevenness of their blessings. Is this, indeed, the American genius?" -John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society
"Civilized man refused to adapt himself to his environment; instead, he adapted his environment to suit him. So he built cities, roads, vehicles, machinery, and he put up power lines to run his labour-saving devices. But somehow he didn't know where to stop. The more he improved his surroundings to make life easier, the more complicated he made it. So now his children are sentenced to 10-15 years of school, just to learn how to survive in this complex and hazardous habitat they were born into." -The Gods Must Be Crazy
"If the sun comes up tomorrow, it is only because of men of good will. And that's - that's all there is between us and the devil." -Kenny O'Donnell, Thirteen Days
“Those with the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.” -National Treasure
