No one is an outside observer of nature, We're defined by our environment and our interaction with that environment -- by our ecology. And that ecology is necessarily relative, historical and empirical.
[I]n any profession the highest order of work is achieved, not by fussy empirical demands for 'something to be done,' but by patient study of the eternal laws.
I like to put a little spin on traditional styles as I see them now, probably somewhat inspired by my current job on 'Boardwalk Empire.'
I'm wary of artistic directors who say, 'Here is my vision', because it's empirical. Basically it's about who you work with and what plays you put on; the vision comes out of that.
Outside the walls, among others, is the Soviet Empire. It is malevolent, destructive and expanding. It has swallowed up over half a dozen countries since World War II.
However much we may sympathize with a small nation confronted by a big and powerful neighbours, we cannot in all circumstances undertake to involve the whole British Empire in a war simply on her account.
Yoda: Yes, run! Yes, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will...
Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague ritual.
Between two brains, there will always be misunderstandings and lies caused by parasitic smells, drafts and poor-quality reception.
Cuando un pájaro ha permanecido en la jaula toda su vida, aunque se le abra la puerta no se va. El mundo exterior le da miedo.
One of the odd things about middle age...was the strange decisions a man discovers he’s made by not really making them.
There's probably no one so easily bribed, but he lacks even the fundamental honesty of honorable corruption. He doesn't stay bribed; not for any sum.
You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way. - Breeze
If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
He’s but a windlet that blows the dust about my ankles. There is another that I flee, and he is a storm that sweeps the worlds aside and throws them plunging at each other.
Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people.
To steal from a brother or sister is evil. To not steal from the institutions that are the pillars of the Pig Empire is equally immoral.
Nothing, save the hangman's noose, concentrates the mind like piles of cash.
But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others.
Loves are like empires: when the idea they are founded on crumbles, they too, fade away.
Your pretty empire took so long to build, now, with a snap of history's fingers, down it goes.
