Books and Quotes

Question 1

Men whose lives are built on ego can die of any painful disease but one – they cannot endure the dissolution of their own ego, for then nothing is left with which to face emotion, nothing but the urge to grovel at the enemy’s feet.

Answer 1

Norman Mailer speaking of LBJ in Miami and The Siege of Chicago

Question 2

If civilization has made modern man a natural schizophrenic (since he does not know at the very center of his deliberations whether to trust his machines or the imperfect impressions still afforded him by his distorted senses and the more or less tortured messages passed along by polluted water, over fertilized ground, and poisonously irritating air) the average man is a suicide in relation to his schizophrenia.

Answer 2

Norman Mailer, Miami and The Siege of Chicago

Question 3

Pronunciation of author “George du Maurier”

Question 4

In the event of nuclear war, the survivors will envy the dead.

Answer 4

In July 1963, Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev said in Pravda

Question 5

In the event of nuclear war, the survivors will envy the dead.

Answer 5

In July 1963, Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev said in Pravda

Question 6

If you win, you need not have to explain

Answer 6

Likely said by adult hitler. Found in Nuclear War: A Scenario talking about Rule 42 of the Geneva convention - a nuclear reactor may never be made a target.

Question 7

“After me, the flood”

Answer 7

(French: “Après moi, le déluge”) is attributed to King Louis XV of France. It is often interpreted as a statement of indifference or fatalism, suggesting that he did not care about what would happen to France after his reign. The phrase implies a disregard for the consequences of one’s actions on future generations, encapsulating a sense of personal detachment from future troubles or disasters.

Question 8

Plateau of Latent Potential

Answer 8

In Atomic Habits, James Clear describes the frustration people feel when they don’t see results right away. Progress happens more slowly than people expect in the beginning, creating a gap between our efforts and visible outcomes. The gap can lead to discouragement, causing many people to quit before reaching a breakthrough.