A society, most of whose members spend a great part of their time, not on the spot, not here and now and in the calculable future, but somewhere else, in the irrelevant other worlds of sport and soap opera, of mythology and metaphysical fantasy, will find it hard to resist the encroachments of those who would manipulate and control it.
Aldous Huxley
Society, Distraction, Manipulation, Control, Escapism, Social Vulnerability
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More Aldous Huxley Quotes
“Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.” Aldous Huxley
Science, Knowledge, Mystery, Wonder, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Observation
Aldous Huxley Science, Knowledge, Mystery, Wonder, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Observation“Armaments, universal debt and planned obsolescence – those are the three pillars of Western prosperity.” Aldous Huxley
Western Society, Prosperity, Critique, Economics, Materialism, Societal Observation
Aldous Huxley Western Society, Prosperity, Critique, Economics, Materialism, Societal Observation“The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly.” Aldous Huxley
Art, Emotion, Thought, Nobility, Human Experience, Aesthetic Appreciation
Aldous Huxley Art, Emotion, Thought, Nobility, Human Experience, Aesthetic Appreciation“62,400 repetitions make one truth.” Aldous Huxley
Truth, Repetition, Belief, Indoctrination, Societal Critique, Philosophical Statement
Aldous Huxley Truth, Repetition, Belief, Indoctrination, Societal Critique, Philosophical Statement“Civilization means food and literature all round. Beefsteaks and fiction magazines for all. First-class proteins for the body, fourth-class love-stories for the spirit.” Aldous Huxley
Civilization, Culture, Nourishment, Literature, Societal Critique, Ironic Observation
Aldous Huxley Civilization, Culture, Nourishment, Literature, Societal Critique, Ironic Observation“Men make use of their illnesses at least as much as they are made use of by them.” Aldous Huxley
Illness, Human Nature, Psychology, Adaptation, Philosophical Insight, Societal Observation
Aldous Huxley Illness, Human Nature, Psychology, Adaptation, Philosophical Insight, Societal Observation“If one is not oneself a sage or saint, the best thing one can do is to study the words of those who were.” Aldous Huxley
Wisdom, Learning, Sages, Saints, Self-improvement, Philosophical Guidance
Aldous Huxley Wisdom, Learning, Sages, Saints, Self-improvement, Philosophical Guidance“All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.” Aldous Huxley
Religion, Power, Human Creation, Control, Divinity, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Religion, Power, Human Creation, Control, Divinity, Philosophical Insight“Community, Identity, Stability — Grand words. If we could bokanovskify indefinitely the whole problem would be solved.” Aldous Huxley
Society, Identity, Stability, Genetic Engineering, Utopia, Dystopian Vision
Aldous Huxley Society, Identity, Stability, Genetic Engineering, Utopia, Dystopian Vision“Most of one's life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking.” Aldous Huxley
Thinking, Avoidance, Consciousness, Distraction, Self-awareness, Mental Escape
Aldous Huxley Thinking, Avoidance, Consciousness, Distraction, Self-awareness, Mental Escape“Liberties aren't given, they are taken.” Aldous Huxley
Liberty, Freedom, Action, Human Rights, Societal Change, Political Philosophy
Aldous Huxley Liberty, Freedom, Action, Human Rights, Societal Change, Political Philosophy“Who lives longer? The man who takes heroin for two years and dies, or a man who lives on roast beef, water and potatoes 'till 95? One passes his 24 months in eternity. All the years of the beefeater are lived only in time.” Aldous Huxley
Life, Time, Eternity, Experience, Philosophical Question, Existential Reflection
Aldous Huxley Life, Time, Eternity, Experience, Philosophical Question, Existential Reflection“The most intractable of our experiences is the experience of Time-the intuition of duration, combined with the thought of perpetual perishing.” Aldous Huxley
Time, Experience, Perception, Mortality, Philosophical Concept, Existential Awareness
Aldous Huxley Time, Experience, Perception, Mortality, Philosophical Concept, Existential Awareness“The present moment is the only aperture through which the soul can pass out of time into eternity, through which grace can pass out of eternity into the soul, and through which love can pass from one soul in time to another soul in time.” Aldous Huxley
Present, Eternity, Soul, Time, Love, Spiritual Connection
Aldous Huxley Present, Eternity, Soul, Time, Love, Spiritual Connection“But truth's a menace, science is a public danger. As.” Aldous Huxley
Truth, Science, Danger, Knowledge, Societal Impact, Intellectual Responsibility
Aldous Huxley Truth, Science, Danger, Knowledge, Societal Impact, Intellectual Responsibility“All crosses had their tops cut and became T's.” Aldous Huxley
Symbolism, Change, Religion, Conformity, Cultural Shift, Historical Alteration
Aldous Huxley Symbolism, Change, Religion, Conformity, Cultural Shift, Historical Alteration“Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof – that's a drink that only the most hardened contemplation-guzzlers indulge in. Bodhisattvas dilute their Nirvana with equal parts of love and work.” Aldous Huxley
Spirituality, Contemplation, Balance, Nirvana, Spiritual Practice, Practical Enlightenment
Aldous Huxley Spirituality, Contemplation, Balance, Nirvana, Spiritual Practice, Practical Enlightenment“The social body persists although the component cells may change.” Aldous Huxley
Society, Change, Persistence, Adaptation, Social Structure, Human Components
Aldous Huxley Society, Change, Persistence, Adaptation, Social Structure, Human Components