All deep spirit needs a mask - Friedrich Nietzsche
Woody Allen: Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.
One does not repay a teacher well by remaining a pupil - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Comedy is a way to navigate the swamps of self." – Marc Maron
'badinage' - humorous or witty conversation.
We should keep a careful diary of our moments of envy: they are our covert guides to what we should try to do next. - Alain de Botton
"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star" - Friedrich Nietzsche
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. - Lao-Tzu
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~ Taoist Proverb
J.R.R. Tolkien who said, “Not all those who wander are lost”
Religion saves the rich from being massacred by the poor - Napoleon Bonaparte:
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. -- Noel Coward
"I am absolutely terrified of smart people who aren't depressed"
"Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you." Chuck Klosterman
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”- William Shakespeare
"The free soul is rare but you know it when you see it - Basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them..." - Charles Bukowski
“I love the fact that I can make people happy, in any form. Even if it’s just an hour of their lives, if I can make them feel lucky or make them feel good, or bring a smile to a sour face, that to me is worthwhile.”
“Boredom is the biggest disease in the world, darling!” — Freddie Mercury
“An intelligent person can rationalize anything, a wise person doesn't try.”― Jen Knox
“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”— Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” – Joseph Campbell
Showing posts with label Cool Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cool Quotes. Show all posts
Friday, 13 June 2014
Saturday, 5 April 2014
more..the world keeps turning...
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Lao-Tzu
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.~ Taoist Proverb
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas A. Edison
Deus ex machina - any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot.
Aurea mediocritas - In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. For example courage, a virtue, if taken to excess would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice.
“No one really knew Freddie. He was shy, gentle and kind. He wasn’t the person he put over on stage.”— Roger Taylor
"Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you." - Chuck Klosterman
"The problem with all students, he said, is that they inevitably stop somewhere. They hear an idea and they hold onto it until it becomes dead; they want to flatter themselves that they know the truth. But true Zen never stops, never congeals into such truths. That is why everyone must be pushed to the abyss, starting over and feeling their utter worthlessness as a student. Without suffering and doubts, the mind will come to rest on clichés and stay there, until the spirit dies as well. Not even enlightenment is enough. you must continually start over and challenge yourself" -Shoju - 'Mastery' Robert Greene
"If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room" -Vince Gilligan
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”- William Shakespeare
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.~ Taoist Proverb
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas A. Edison
Deus ex machina - any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot.
Aurea mediocritas - In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. For example courage, a virtue, if taken to excess would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice.
“No one really knew Freddie. He was shy, gentle and kind. He wasn’t the person he put over on stage.”— Roger Taylor
"Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you." - Chuck Klosterman
"The problem with all students, he said, is that they inevitably stop somewhere. They hear an idea and they hold onto it until it becomes dead; they want to flatter themselves that they know the truth. But true Zen never stops, never congeals into such truths. That is why everyone must be pushed to the abyss, starting over and feeling their utter worthlessness as a student. Without suffering and doubts, the mind will come to rest on clichés and stay there, until the spirit dies as well. Not even enlightenment is enough. you must continually start over and challenge yourself" -Shoju - 'Mastery' Robert Greene
"If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room" -Vince Gilligan
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”- William Shakespeare
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
More...
"Beware
the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who
invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion;
prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don’t be afraid to be thought
arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as they were mammals. Never be a
spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation
for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.
Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any
more than you would expect others to live for your."- Christopher
Hitchens
sesquipedalian - 'a lover of obscure words'
"Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter." Bertrand Russell
"All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."
-Friedrich Nietzsche
When bankers get together for dinner they talk about art. When artists get together for dinner they talk about money.” Oscar Wilde
"It is more acceptable to fail in conventional ways than in unconventional ways. And its corollary: The reward for succeeding in unconventional ways is less than the risk of failing in unconventional ways. In short, you can screw up with impunity so long as you screw up like everybody else." -Puttnam's Law
Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake.- Napolean Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recovered at will.” Baudelaire
"ars longa, vita brevis". Art is long, life is short
"When someone tries to bring you down...it's because they are already beneath you."
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”- Arthur Schopenhauer
“In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell
“A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.”- Cicero
"Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious." Oscar Wilde
"In your opinion, what is the best way to handle disappointment?” Expect it. Laugh about it. Try harder next time. - Ricky Gervais
Honestly, take a look around: the people who succeed are the ones too stupid to know how bad they are and keep working. - Austin Kleon
"I've developed a theory that there's an inverse relationship between money and imagination. That if you've got lots of imagination then you don't really need much money, and if you've got lots of money then you won't bother with much imagination."-Alan Moore
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Winston Churchill
“I am orderly and disciplined with my daily life, so that I may be savage and original with my art.” Flaubert
"Taking jobs to build up your resume is the same as saving up sex for old age" -Warren Buffet
Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can’t vent any anger against them. I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere, in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. They were only taught to look one way when many ways exist.-Charles Bukowski
"All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?" - Banksy
creativity begets creativity
"Those who can - do, those who can't - TROLL"
"Education is not preparation for life: Education is life itself." - John Dewey
"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up".-- Thomas Edison ,"So I jabbed Tesla with my newly invented cattle prod and said, 'Invent me somethin' motherfu*ker!'"
sesquipedalian - 'a lover of obscure words'
"Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter." Bertrand Russell
"All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."
-Friedrich Nietzsche
When bankers get together for dinner they talk about art. When artists get together for dinner they talk about money.” Oscar Wilde
"It is more acceptable to fail in conventional ways than in unconventional ways. And its corollary: The reward for succeeding in unconventional ways is less than the risk of failing in unconventional ways. In short, you can screw up with impunity so long as you screw up like everybody else." -Puttnam's Law
Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake.- Napolean Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recovered at will.” Baudelaire
"ars longa, vita brevis". Art is long, life is short
"When someone tries to bring you down...it's because they are already beneath you."
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”- Arthur Schopenhauer
“In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell
“A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.”- Cicero
"Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious." Oscar Wilde
"In your opinion, what is the best way to handle disappointment?” Expect it. Laugh about it. Try harder next time. - Ricky Gervais
Honestly, take a look around: the people who succeed are the ones too stupid to know how bad they are and keep working. - Austin Kleon
"I've developed a theory that there's an inverse relationship between money and imagination. That if you've got lots of imagination then you don't really need much money, and if you've got lots of money then you won't bother with much imagination."-Alan Moore
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Winston Churchill
“I am orderly and disciplined with my daily life, so that I may be savage and original with my art.” Flaubert
"Taking jobs to build up your resume is the same as saving up sex for old age" -Warren Buffet
Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can’t vent any anger against them. I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere, in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. They were only taught to look one way when many ways exist.-Charles Bukowski
"All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?" - Banksy
creativity begets creativity
"Those who can - do, those who can't - TROLL"
"Education is not preparation for life: Education is life itself." - John Dewey
"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up".-- Thomas Edison ,"So I jabbed Tesla with my newly invented cattle prod and said, 'Invent me somethin' motherfu*ker!'"
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