Caa Savastano Quotes

Anything worth fighting for requires us to be willing to suffer to protect it.

The cost of forgetting history is reliving it.

Their is no more insidious poison than hubris.

If you truly hate censorship then you will defend anyone that is unfairly censored. Everyone deserves their legal rights, even when they disagree with us. Protecting their rights protects ours.

We all can be wrong, some more often than others.

Do not require standards for others you do not yourself obey.

Sometimes there are no good guys in a story.

Humor and mockery can reveal tyrants, ideologues, and fools, that is why some people hate them so much.

Ideas are similar to rocks; some use them to build and others use them to bash people in the head.

Those lacking objectivity have no true sense of reality.

Human beings are so much more than mere color. If we cannot see beyond superficial differences we do not perceive our endless similarities.

There is no more insidious poison than hubris

Censorship is fear and Free Speech is bravery. The end.

There is a duality to the universe that spins everything and sometimes in people themselves.

Sometimes the simplest questions are the most devastating.

Some only perceive a red and blue pill as if there are two choices. However, they are two halves not choices. Combine them and you can take the purple pill and see all sides.

Effective communication is the music of humanity.

If you think making unlawful demands predicated on unproven beliefs with the threat of violence represents bravery, you are the villain in the story.

Be like the ancient elements in thinking. Like Earth, build upon a foundation of facts. Like Air, be willing to change your ideas if the winds of evidence require it. Like Fire, be unquenched in a desire for learning more. Like Water, both our ideas and the tides can be unstoppable.

Don’t fight for flags, symbols, or politicians, or generals, because they will not fight for you. Instead fight for rights and for decent people, fight for a better future if you must fight.

The difference between teachers and activist teachers is one is dedicated to offering the ability to think clearly and the other is often committed to destroying that clarity.

It can be difficult to find common ground when all some wish to discuss is our differences.

I always defer to verifiable evidence and therefore I cannot be a member of a political party.

Wisdom is not judging others by superficial differences but noting the almost endless similarity that all humans share.

Facts are like weapons, be responsible and use them properly or you might hurt yourself and others.

Censors are not virtuous but cowards, virtuous people can debate ideas that upset them and not demand opposing thoughts or words be expunged.

If you will take any means necessary to achieve a goal it is not a just one any longer.

The problem with imagining you are smarter than everyone else is you always discover you were wrong.

Some people forget money and IQ points often do not correlate.

It is never too late to be decent to each other.

There are largely two types of people who follow divisive politics closely, those who love it and do not understand its nature and those who hate it because they do.

Imagine if some did not rely on identity for significance and spent a little time developing a personality instead.

A just law is crafted with thoughtful communication and factual debate, a corrupt one is forged to limit such things.

The more emotionally satisfying an idea is the more it should be critically regarded, because we as humans are prone despite contrary facts to believe our desires are true.

A popular idea does not infer a correct one, it just means a lot of people can get something wrong at the same time. Ever hear of witch trials?

To call others evil is simpler and more emotionally satisfying than dealing with them as equal human beings that just disagree. That is why some do it so often.

Those who believe they cannot be defeated, lack imagination.

Remember we are all human and can make mistakes that we should correct. However, no one should ever imagine that other people’s mistakes justify or lessen theirs.

Anyone that does not approach politics with humor, is not paying much attention to most of the things going on in politics.

Those who will not fight to protect their rights, deserve to lose them.

The true measure of wealth is not possessions but what riches you leave behind for the world.

Believe evidence, not people.

We shall persevere because we must.

We are all humans, some of different cultures. Nothing as superficial as skin color could ever encapsulate our cultures, experiences, or what we each have to offer the world.

Some people are Red voters and some people are Blue voters, but I am a Purple voter because I can see good and bad in the policies of both and vote accordingly.

The true masters of strategy use war sparingly.

The facts are not always discussed, sometimes they are realized.

Perhaps the most important thought any human can have is to remember not everyone else thinks like you, best to be diplomatic if possible.

I noticed something peculiar when thinking about freedom. Everyone wants it but less are willing to extend the same freedoms to everyone. Seems inconsistent to me.

All strife passes in time.

Some say the Universe arcs towards justice, I think more often it requires the occasional push.

It is curious that so many offer loyalty to people they shall never meet but never make allies with many they do.

It is quite the big galaxy, perspective is ever a good thing. It is small compared to the Universe, on of an estimated trillion, more perspective.

When a violent murder occurs most people always expect it was a man, most never expect a woman, sometimes if we are not wary, we literally can be a victim of our expectations.

The American people should not have their time wasted and should not be misinformed by the press. If they want to lie to us they should go into politics like everyone else does.

Some paint with brushes and others use words.

There is some greatness in each of us but it cannot fully emerge unless we are tested by adversity.

I never really understood why people look to comedians for moral certitude or judge them other than on the humor of their jokes, they are not prophets, despite what some might claim.

In the long run, politics is nonsense. Too many families have been damaged over a lot of self-serving people. The people around you matter far more than some politician you will never meet. All of them.

I have no idea who shall win the upcoming election but the one thing I can assure you of is that whomever loses will claim the other side cheated no matter the facts. Keep that in mind before supporting their present and future claims.

When any person attempts to force another human being how to speak or act without verifiable legal justification, they are tyrants. No matter how well-meaning tyrants they might be. Individual rights are more important than any groups feelings.

We all should endeavor to never wander the world in a mad rage trying to bend it to our will using expedient claims that make no logical or consistent sense. We should learn from Don Quixote and not seek to force others to act in ways we desire based on fantasies and illusions.

You can learn something from everyone, even if it is just how not to act in public.

Partisanship is but hateful poetry often engaged in by those without any talent for rhyme.

Drink too deep from the well of hatred and you will surely drown.

Unprovoked insults are but the surly mask of fear and ignorance.

The problem with choosing between the lesser of two evils is that evil always wins.

The difference between Communism and Fascism are the lies used to deprive people of their freedom.

You see I have deduced why Sherlock has a deerstalker cap, why Arthur Conan Doyle chose it. If you some the Jack the Ripper reports the suspect is wearing a dirty deerstalker cap. I believe it is likely because the case was unsolvable he left it on Sherlock Holmes mind forever. I hate to hear him whine so I suppose I shall to return take the stupid hat off his head, that funny author put on him over a century ago.

Many politicians and advocates say they want to help people, they do, themselves.

Reason and peace not hatred and violence is ever the best way and ever shall be.

Each new year presents a yet unshaped time for us to become greater or lesser versions of our current selves. May yours be a great one.

It often appears that modern government has two modes, ignorant and malicious.

It often appears that modern government has two modes, ignorant or malicious.

Chaotic times are not the period to abandon rational thinking but just another reason to cherish its existence.

The price of a war that usually never occurs to those desiring one is that while indeed both sides might win, there is every reason to believe the consequences of any ultimate victory requires masses of the innocent losing.

Political fandom is much like entertainment fandom, many people invest money, emotions, and faith in a person they never met and foolishly expect that figure will always make them happy.

My favorite part of election season is the end.

Nothing sometimes is more funny than unvarnished truth.

You can determine how much you value something by the price it costs to take it away.

For those people who believe no one can truly change I would note that roughly every seven to ten years all the cells in our bodies are replicated but some cells often change internally. We are never entirely the people we once were.

The only way to give a bad idea a real chance to publicly fail is to hear it and then use facts to eviscerate it.

The benefit and danger of a democratic system of government is that anyone can win. Losing is one of the intrinsic chances you take by letting all people have a voice.

It is both a joy and regret to learn more about the endless potential of the Universe because it forces me consider all the possibilities I shall never see.

Could we just not have a US President for 4 years? Just a political break. Some might call that unreasonable, now look hard at the choices again, do you still want to talk about what’s unreasonable now?

Some current ideologies would double as improvisational comedy because you must agree with them by adding further laughable concepts.

If you seek to ever redefine the meaning of words to your benefit you are trying redefine speech and thus limit opposing thought, those who do so are censors and tyrants who should be opposed at every turn.

I do the equivalent of not voting, I vote third party. I dare to dream.

Zealots, ideologues, and tyrants are usually the people who feel that free speech is dangerous because it challenges their power.

Ethics should dictate our beliefs because they are more enduring. Decency and kindness will be ever thus while human beliefs might change with the times.

There are indeed abominable ideas and beliefs which are of no discernible good, but we should not assume our ideas are so flawless that ever applies to entire groups of people.

There is something worse than obvious immorality and that is false morality.

Only after tasting bitter defeat can you appreciate the significance of a meaningful victory.

When I look upon all the human inflicted harm on others and consider the decency we might offer instead, it can lead me to despair. Yet for all our endless flaws I still find hope in our ability to reason and find solutions.

There is no justice to be had in wanton blind destruction, just more injustice.

Equal freedom of legal speech for ourselves requires extending it to others.

What a person desires and what they deserve are often not identical.

Perhaps the reason almost half of the US population does not vote is related to the election choices.

People judge others lacking all the evidence because humans are far too good at believing they are correct. Hence politics.

The problem with ideological zealots is they force you to make a choice, but they often do not realize they are not going to like your decision.