Sunday, 18 October
Two thoughts from Ann Patchett
“I vowed that I would write my way into another life. I, too, would try for everything.”
“Using your imagination is the one time in life you can really go anywhere.”
Monday, 19 October
Two thoughts from Graham Greene
“Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and the simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.”
“Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought.”
Tuesday, 20 October
Two thoughts from Philip E. Tetlock
“How you think matters more than what you think.”
“Knowing what we don’t know is better than thinking we know what we don’t.”
Wednesday, 21 October
Two thoughts from Mikhail Lermontov
“We survive on novelty, so much less demanding than commitment.”
“The story of a man’s soul, however trivial, can be more interesting and instructive than the story of a whole nation.”
Thursday, 22 October
Two thoughts from John Krakauer
“But somethings in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself.”
“Once you believe that God is speaking directly to you, there is no discussion.”
Friday, 23 October
Two thoughts from Alfred Korzybski
“Who rules our symbols, rules us.”
“The map is not the territory.”
Saturday, 24 October
Two thoughts from Raymond Chandler
“If you believe in an ideal, you don’t own it, it owns you.”
“There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”
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