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Sunday, 19 October
Two thoughts from László Krasznahorkai
“I’m not interested to believe in something, but to understand the people who believe.”
“Memory is the art of forgetting.”
Monday, 20 October
Two thoughts from Joel Mokyr
“Irreverence is a key to progress.”
“Progress, as was realized early on, inevitably entails risks and costs. But the alternative...is always worse.”
Tuesday, 21 October
Two thoughts from James Webb Young
“A good idea has self-expanding qualities. It stimulates those who see it to add to it.”
“Do not make the mistake of holding your idea close to your chest… Submit it to the criticism of the judicious.”
Wednesday, 22 October
Two thoughts from George Lois
“You can be cautious or you can be creative, but there’s no such thing as a Cautious Creative.”
“Nothing comes from nothing. You must continuously feed the inner beast that sparks and inspires.”
Thursday, 23 October
Two thoughts from Frank Miller
“News objectivity is a twentieth-century myth. We only complain about propaganda when we don’t agree with it.”
“Stay smart. Stay cool. It’s time to prove to your friends that you’re worth a damn.”
Friday, 24 October
Two thoughts from Évariste Galois
“[Mathematics] is the work of the human mind, which is destined rather to study than to know, to seek the truth rather than to find it.”
“...for an author most hurts his readers by concealing difficulties.”
Saturday, 25 October
Two thoughts from Philip Pullman
“People are too complicated to have simple labels.”
“A book symbolises the whole intellectual history of mankind; it’s the greatest weapon ever devised in the war against stupidity.”
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Dear Jim,
Great batch of quotes! Some of my faves this time:
László Krasznahorkai:
“I’m not interested to believe in something, but to understand the people who believe.”
Joel Mokyr:
“Irreverence is a key to progress.”
“Progress, as was realized early on, inevitably entails risks and costs. But the alternative...is always worse.”
James Webb Young:
“A good idea has self-expanding qualities. It stimulates those who see it to add to it.”
George Lois:
“Nothing comes from nothing. You must continuously feed the inner beast that sparks and inspires.”
Évariste Galois:
“[Mathematics] is the work of the human mind, which is destined rather to study than to know, to seek the truth rather than to find it.”
Philip Pullman:
“People are too complicated to have simple labels.”
“A book symbolises the whole intellectual history of mankind; it’s the greatest weapon ever devised in the war against stupidity.”
Thanks for sharing!
Love
Myq