Two Thoughts (5 - 11 January)
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– Erik Hoel
Sunday, 5 January
Two thoughts from Daniel Suarez
“Mammals of every species indulge in play. Games are Nature’s way of preparing us to face difficult realities.”
“There’s no better time to celebrate friendship than when things are at their worst.”
Monday, 6 January
Two thoughts from Dean Radin
“The universe looks less like a big machine than a big thought.”
“Facts don’t change minds as often as they confirm what the mind insists on believing.”
Tuesday, 7 January
Two thoughts from Benjamín Labatut
“a part of eternity lies in reach of those capable of staring, unblinking, at the sea's deranging expanses.”
“Cavemen created the gods,” he said. “I see no reason why we shouldn’t do the same.”
Wednesday, 8 January
Two thoughts from Irvine Welsh
"Success only comes in one form. It doesn't teach you anything. Failure kind of comes in all sorts of ways and teaches you all sorts of things."
“We all see what we want to see.”
Thursday, 9 January
Two thoughts from Paul Feig
"As a filmmaker, you have to have the quality these days, because the Internet will destroy you if you don't."
"You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody."
Friday, 10 January
Two thoughts from Yiyun Li
“The weak-minded choose to hate,” she said. “It’s the least painful thing to do, isn’t it?”
“Not knowing is okay, he had once said, but pretending to know is not.”
Saturday, 11 January
Two thoughts from Martha C. Nussbaum
“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”
“Another problem with people who fail to examine themselves is that they often prove all too easily influenced.”
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Sounds incredible!
Thank you for another list of well-picked quotes!
I feel I disagree with hate being painless, since its source is pain.