Thomas Hobbes Quotes

Prophecy is many times the principal cause of the events foretold.

Thomas Hobbes

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My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I was nine and a half, but if she had lived, I probably wouldn't be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player.

B. B. King
- Good
- Trying
- She
The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.

Carlos Ghosn
- Time
- Right
- Environmental
Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.

Octavia E. Butler
- People
- Writing
- Fun
It was of limited usefulness to head great rallies. The government did not listen, and, soon enough, the tear gas and the muzzles of the guns were turned against the people. The justice of our cries went unrecognized.

Oliver Tambo
- People
- Great
- Government
I think there's a tendency to think geeks and nerds are just sweet guys that were picked on, but that hasn't been my experience. I'm certainly not like that, in a lot of ways.

Adam McKay
- Experience
- Think
- Sweet
Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.

Dalai Lama
- Happy
- Suffering
- Anxiety