George Hammond Quotes & Sayings

#1. The only way to get everything you want in life is to be very clever about what you want.

#2. Of course, if you're hoping for a perfect world, you're bound to be disappointed. But an interesting world
now that's doable. It's right here in front of you.

George Hammond

#3. It is natural to feel helpless when attempting the impossible.

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#4. It is hard for people to think clearly because their emotional needs keep getting in the way. The trick is to make thinking clearly an emotional need.

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#5. The fiercely competitive are fierce because they don't see themselves as competitive.

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#6. Playing God is as dangerous for God as it is for humans.

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#7. Never make a cheater your partner. Never make your partner a cheater.

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#8. Anachron's Law:
There is no myth which is so irrational that no one will believe it.
Anachron's Corollary:
There is no truth which is so obvious that everyone will accept it.

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#9. One of the great things about anarchy is that it's hard to get it organized.

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#10. The easiest way to be inscrutable is to be completely straightforward and honest. Then no one will be able to figure out what you're up to.

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#11. One of the eternal verities of human life is that if you make the same choices as other people, they will think you are intelligent.

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#12. You may say we're all dreamers,
And you're not the only one,
But if you care to join us,
Then the world will be more fun.

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#13. --- she says it's a tradition --- which must mean all those things people do that they don't know why they do 'em."
from the novella Christopher O'Connor's Romances

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#14. Darwinian evolution has obviously not had enough time to work.

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#15. Resorting to lying or cheating in any competition amounts to conceding defeat.

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#16. Even if God had created us, He would never have admitted it.

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#17. Unquestioning obedience is hailed as a great virtue only by those leaders whose commands are highly questionable.

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#18. People who were raised on The Bible can never tell the difference between a warning and an advertisement.

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#19. Laws should act as the lower limits of acceptable behavior, not as a guide to noble action.

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#20. Revolutionary behavior and violence are usually only indulged in when people are at their wits' end. So social stability depends a lot on how long their wits are.

George Hammond