Heinz von Foerster Quotes

“I shall act always so as to increase the total number of choices.”

“Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role.”

“I fight, and have fought, for political freedom, for justice and for fairness and freedom of speech.”

“I have a very personal feeling about how special America is, and I know how precious freedom is. It is a sacred gift, sanctified by those who have lived it and those who have died defending it. My right to speak my mind, to have a voice, to be what some have called 'opinionated,' is a right I deeply and profoundly cherish.”

“If you want to hurt somebody and you want to know where his vulnerable spot is you have to know him, before you can put in the right dig, that's very important.”

“We're growing up and I don't like it," said Tacy, as they say at Heinz's later, drinking coffee.”

“To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.”

“I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.”

“When you're threatened, or something hard hits you, acknowledge it, embrace it. Don't pretend that you didn't get hurt - hurt, cry, think about it. And then you let it go and try something else.”

“I have known many who led their fighters to titles, and some who took them right to the end of the rainbow. I have found, however, that destiny controls the passes to these places, and I keep telling myself, trying to believe it, that it is not important, really, how far you go but how you make the trip.”