48 Quotes by Tom Golway

Politicians and celebrities seem to exert a disproportionate amount of influence on the average citizen. If each of us use our own ability to positively influence the people around us time will erode any negative influence and our actions will amplify the positive.

The everyday actions of average citizens have a greater impact on society than any politician. Unfortunately politicians exert a disproportionate amount of influence on the actions of the average citizen. If we all use our own ability to positively influence the people around us, time will erode the negative impact of any politician.

Winston Churchill once said "We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us". In a broader context, we have shaped our technology to achieve greater productivity, responsiveness and hyperconnectivity in the global community.The unintended consequence is that our technology is now playing a greater role in defining who we are by shaping our culture creating an "on-demand" society that is disconnected from our local communities.

Science looks to define observable truths building on current measurable knowledge. As knowledge is expanded, we find that not all "truths" are immutable. It's the essence of science. - Tom Golway

One cannot legislate trust in government. A lack of true leadership is a systemic, party agnostic problem in government, leading to apathy among citizens, regardless of their voter status.

Science and philosophy share commonality in their history. When philosophy looks to answer, it becomes allegorical, sometimes bordering on mythological. It should instead look for the intangible questions to be asked and provide guiding principles for science to seek the answers.

Science seeks the undiscovered relying on current measurable knowledge. Philosophy seeks the undiscovered without relying on our current perception of baseline knowledge.

If you look to improve your circumstances, first improve yourself, otherwise you will find yourself perpetually bounded. - Tom Golway

Live life as an explorer; what you find along the way is the essence of life - Tom Golway 2006