Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
When we can't think for ourselves, we can always quote
When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of.
To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.
Kierkegaard was by far the most profound thinker of the last century. Kierkegaard was a saint.
Since social relationships are always ambiguous, since my thought is only a unit, since my thoughts create rifts as much as they unite, since my words establish contacts by being spoken and create isolation by remaining unspoken, since an immense moat separates the subjective certitude that I have for myself from the objective reality that I represent to others, since I never stop finding myself guilty even though I feel I am innocent.
I think the biggest shift has been in realizing how much more we are creating our life than we realize. That was sort of the epiphany to me.
If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.
If you don’t want to cry about the state of the economy, why not laugh instead? This book is an ideal introduction to the subject for anybody who thinks they ought to understand what’s happening around them but is put off by the usual dense text and economics jargon.
In person I am everything and more. I'm everywhere these other niggas never been before.