Two Thoughts (6 - 12 November)

Sunday 6 November

Two thoughts from Amy Morin:

“Learning from each mistake requires self-awareness and humility, but it can be one of the biggest keys to reaching your full potential.”

“Each time you avoid saying no to something you really don’t want, you give away your power.”

Monday 7 November

Two thoughts from Orson Welles:

“I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.”

“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn”

Tuesday 8 November

Two thoughts from Wisława Szymborska:

“Every beginning, after all, is nothing but a sequel, and the book of events is always open in the middle.”

“We know ourselves only as far as we’ve been tested.”

Wednesday 9 November

Two thoughts from Kingsley Amis:

“The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them.”

“It's never pleasant to have one's unquestioning beliefs put in their historical context, as I know from experience, I can assure you.”

Thursday 10 November

Two thoughts from Per Bak:

“An unlikely event is likely to happen because there are so many unlikely events that could happen.”

“You don't get rich from doing physics, but you do get an opportunity to go to all the places the rich would go to if they had the time.”

Friday 11 November

Two thoughts from Elliot Aronson:

“The person who is easiest to brainwash is the person whose beliefs are based on slogans that have never been seriously challenged.”

“News is a form of entertainment.”

Saturday 12 November

Two thoughts from Pierre Bourdieu:

"The relationship between capital and taste is complex and often contradictory."

“Every established order tends to produce the naturalization of its own arbitrariness.”