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“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
― Isaac Asimov
When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. - Charles R. Swindoll
The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement. - George Will
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. - Doug Larson
“Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.”
― William Makepeace Thackeray
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives... inside ourselves. - Albert Camus
The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.
Shannon L. Alder
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians. - Muhammad Iqbal
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss
I never forget. I never forgive. I can wait. I find it very easy to harbor a grudge. I have scores to settle. – Tom Wolfe
“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
― Lemony Snicket
Oh, sure, we have another world war coming, and another great depression, but where are the leaders this time? - Kurt Vonnegut
If you wish to forget anything on the spot,
make a note that this thing is to be remembered - Edgar Allen Poe
“All a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same.”
― Marilyn Monroe
Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear. - Ovid
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." --Mahatma Gandhi
The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet? – Edwin Markham
Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we destroy its essence. Religion, then, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or, at least diminished.
-Tom Robbins
Nothing can happen more beautiful than death. – Walt Whitman
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”
― Bruce Lee