Most arts have produced miracles, while the art of government has produced nothing but monsters.Louis Antoine de Saint-JustGovernmentMiraclesMonster Share this
Usually monsters are some aspect of human behavior or humanity at large.Frank SpotnitzBehaviorHumanityMonster Share this
It is not the slumber of reason that engenders monsters, but vigilant and insomniac rationalityGilles DeleuzeMonsterRationalityReason Share this
If the sleep of reason produces monsters, what does the sleep of unreason produce?Guillermo Cabrera InfanteCreativityMonster Share this
For horror to work, you have to be afraid. You have to keep the monster in a black and white light.Guillermo del ToroFearLightMonster Share this
We fear monsters because we fear the dark parts of ourselves.John J. GeddesFearMonsterSelf Share this
Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild.Mary KarrGrowthKindnessMonster Share this
How good and thoughtful he is; the world seems full of good men–even if there are monsters in it.Bram StokerGoodnessHumanityMonster Share this
We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.Stephen R. DonaldsonMagicMonsterUnderstanding Share this
In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being.Bryant H. McGillHumanMiracleMonster Share this
We are given up to those gods, those monsters, those giants, — our thoughts.Victor HugoMonster Share this
As destruction goes, the monster said behind him, this is all remarkably pitiful.Patrick NessDestructionMonster Share this
Monsters almost always are culture’s way of working out their fears.Catherynne M. ValenteCultureFearMonster Share this
everybody-even monsters-needed a little attention once in a while.Rick RiordanAttentionMonster Share this
You should be a monster, an absolute monster, and then you should learn how to control it.Jordan B. PetersonControlLearningMonster Share this
The ones who destroy monsters have always been humans.Kohta HiranoDestructionHumanityMonster Share this
Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters?Laini TaylorMonsterTransformationWar Share this
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.Stephen KingMonster Share this
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Charlie Munger Achievement Deserving Success
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Jean Cocteau Deception Perception Reality
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Jean Cocteau Identity Individuality Rebellion
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Charlie Munger Worry
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Charlie Munger Criticism Past Stupidity