Stephen Vizinczey Quotes


"The truth is that our race survived ignorance; it is our scientific genius that will do us in."
- Stephen Vizinczey
(Related: Genius, Truth, Ignorance, Race, Will)

"The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test."
- Stephen Vizinczey
(Related: Life, Character, Virtue, Name, Needs)

"Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it."
- Stephen Vizinczey
(Related: Education, Cure, Learning, May, Stupidity)

"When you close your eyes to tragedy, you close your eyes to greatness."
- Stephen Vizinczey
(Related: Greatness, Eyes, Tragedy)

"We now have a whole culture based on the assumption that people know nothing and so anything can be said to them."
- Stephen Vizinczey
(Related: People, Culture, Nothing, Now)