Two Thoughts (17 - 23 November)
Sunday, 17 November
Two thoughts from Douglas Rushkoff
“Our fear of technology is really a fear of empowerment. We now have the ability to design the reality we live in, and we have to step up to the occasion.”
“Computers don’t kill books; people do.”
Monday, 18 November
Two thoughts from Peter Kropotkin
“The hopeless don’t revolt, because revolution is an act of hope.”
“In existing States a fresh law is looked upon as a remedy for evil. Instead of themselves altering what is bad, people begin by demanding a law to alter it.”
Tuesday, 19 November
Two thoughts from Benjamin Tucker
“The shortest way to change a radical into a conservative, a liberal into a tyrant, a man into a beast, is to give him power over his fellows.”
“We are here to let in the light of Liberty upon political superstition.”
Wednesday, 20 November
Two thoughts from Paul Krassner
"For years, reality has been nipping at the heels of satire. Now, it's finally caught up. I don't need to make this stuff up."
"There is indeed a business like show business. It's the news."
Thursday, 21 November
Two thoughts from Daniel Pinchbeck
“We live in a culture where everything tastes good but nothing satisfies.”
“Deep down, nobody wants a job to occupy his or her time. We want a mission that inspires us.”
Friday, 22 November
Two thoughts from Ian Stevenson
"For me, everything now believed by scientists is open to question, and I'm always dismayed to find that many scientists accept current knowledge as forever fixed."
"Scientists tend to reject conflicting observations..."
Saturday, 23 November
Two thoughts from Julian Jaynes
“The very reason we need logic at all is because most reasoning is not conscious at all.”
“Include the knower in the known.”
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dear jim,
thanks for these quotes as always! some of my faves this week:
Paul Krassner:
"There is indeed a business like show business. It's the news."
Julian Jaynes:
“The very reason we need logic at all is because most reasoning is not conscious at all.”
“Include the knower in the known.”
thanks again!
love
myq