"The conformist is not born. He is made. I believe the brainwashing process begins in the schools and colleges."
- J. Paul Getty
"There is obviously something wrong with our educational system. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that there might even be something wrong with at least some of our schoolteachers. But heaven ..."
"In some respects, a society in which the members reach a universal level in which they are anonymous drones by choice is even more frightening than one in which they are forced to be so against their ..."
"In my own opinion, the average American's cultural shortcomings can be likened to those of the educated barbarians of ancient Rome. These were barbarians who learned to speak--and often to read and wr..."
"It has always been my contention that an individual who can be relied upon to be himself and to be honest unto himself can be relied upon in every other way."
"My evanescent anarchistic tendencies are purely classical. I use the word anarchist in the sense in which it was understood by the ancient Greeks. They, of course, accepted the anarchist as a fairly r..."
"The majority is by no means omniscient just because it is the majority. In fact, I've found that the line which divides majority opinion from mass hysteria is often so fine as to be virtually invisibl..."
"There is, however, hope for any person who wants to remain an individual. He can assert himself and refuse to conform. He'll be on his own, that's true, but while he will not have the security enjoyed..."
"There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune."
"My formula for success is rise early work late and strike oil."