Quotes

A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms which became my collection of quotes.

Self study →

Published July 26, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 26  ·  , ,

Useless to possess an obedient mind unless one profits to the furthest possible degree by its obedience. A prolonged primary course of study is indicated. Now as to what this course of study should be there cannot be any question; there never has been any question. All the sensible people of all ages are agreed upon it. And it is not literature, nor is it any other art, nor is it history, nor is it any science. It is the study of one’s self. man, know thyself.

~ Arnold Bennett

Elsewhere, this is 4a1221. — slipbox

Powerful questions →

Published July 25, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 25  ·  , ,

[P]owerful questions are the ones that cause you to become an actor as soon as you answer them or even reflect on them. You no longer have the luxury of being a spectator of whatever it is you are concerned about. Regardless of how you answer these questions, you are guilty Guilty of being an actor and participant in this world. Not a pleasant thought, but the moment we accept the idea that we have created the world, we have the power to change it.

~ Peter Block

Elsewhere, this is 4a1220. — slipbox

Silence →

Published July 24, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 24  ·  

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

~ William Penn

Elsewhere, this is 4a1219. — slipbox

Nouns or verbs? →

Published July 23, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 23  ·  , ,

We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing… an actor, a writer… I am a person who does things… I write, I act… and I never know what I am going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun.

~ Stephen Fry

Elsewhere, this is 4a1218. — slipbox

Common sense →

Published July 22, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 22  ·  , ,

But I am still optimist enough to credit life with invincibility, I am still ready to bet that the non-human otherness at the root of man’s being will ultimately triumph over the all too human selves who frame the ideologies and engineer the collective suicides. For our survival, if we do survive, we shall be less beholden to our common sense […] that to our caterpillar- and cicadea-sense, to intelligence, in other words, as it operates on the organic level.

~ Aldous Huxley

Elsewhere, this is 4a1217. — slipbox

Challenged to change →

Published July 21, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 21  ·  ,

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

~ Viktor Frankl

Elsewhere, this is 4a1216. — slipbox

Common mistakes →

Published July 20, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 20  ·  ,

Four common mistakes that help you hide— Busy is the same as brave. A mentor is going to change your life. Waiting to get picked is the next step. There is a secret, and you will soon learn it.

~ Seth Godin

Elsewhere, this is 4a1215. — slipbox

Computers →

Published July 19, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 19  ·  ,

Every day, computers are making people easier to use.

~ David Temkin

Elsewhere, this is 4a1214. — slipbox

Underemployed →

Published July 18, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 18  ·  , ,

The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.

~ Amos Tversky

Elsewhere, this is 4a1213. — slipbox

Place →

Published July 17, 2023  ·  All posts on Jul 17  ·  

When you get older, you realize it’s a lot less about your place in the world but your place in you. It’s not how everyone views you, but how you view yourself.

~ Natalie Portman

Elsewhere, this is 4a1212. — slipbox