chaos quotes

Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language… one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end.

You can say, ‚Well, isn’t it unfortunate that chaos is represented by the feminine‘ – well, it might be unfortunate, but it doesn’t matter, because that is how it’s represented. It’s been represented like that forever. And there are reasons for it. You can’t change it. It’s not possible. This is underneath everything.

While I understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of Michael Brown, giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns, and even attacking the police, only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos.

The assumption is that your personal life has to be a mess to create, but how much chaos can you allow in before it takes over?

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

If you’re too free, you’re like the way Hong Kong is now. It’s very chaotic.

I accept chaos, I’m not sure whether it accepts me.

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.

I think in the ’70s that there was a general feeling of chaos, a feeling that the idea of the ’60s as ‚ideal‘ was a misnomer. Nothing seemed ideal anymore. Everything seemed in-between.

What is the use of writing plays, what is the use of writing anything, if there is not a will which finally moulds chaos itself into a race of gods.

I’m not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose… it’ll be much harder to detect.

Chaos is a friend of mine.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

A hustler has to deal with danger and risk. It’s part of the game. You cannot control it all, nor would you want to. Chaos, unknown factors are not something to be anxious about.

Comedy isn’t necessarily all dialogue. Think of Buster Keaton: the poker face and all this chaos going on all around him. Sometimes it’s a question of timing, of the proper rhythm.

Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.

There’s the chaos surrounding the practical day-to-day – playdates, doctors‘ appointments, packing and unpacking, and organizing mealtimes.

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

I think you should always bear in mind that entropy is not on your side.

I have spent the greater part of my life in a hotel room with seven or eight kids, looking after everyone, sorting out fights, wiping noses, handing out towels, not having a clean towel left for me.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You’d wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

There is in me an anarchy and frightful disorder. Creating makes me die a thousand deaths, because it means making order, and my entire being rebels against order. But without it I would die, scattered to the winds.