Category: Quotes

"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers."

                            Thomas Jefferson

                                1743-1826

"The strength of Siegfried, Parsifal, and similar characters lies in their not knowing the laws that rule the social world…  The naive hero has a seemingly reckless and childlike disregard for social conventions.  Ignorance of the status quo and so a lack of respect for it, is a great weapon with which to revolutionize the social order."

                    Gerd Gigerenzer

                    " Gut Feelings"

                    p. 221

 

"The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory."

                                                                                                            Paul Fix

"He who hesitates is lost"

English proverb, sometimes attributed to early 18th century poet and essayist Joseph Addison

 

" 'I can do it better than you.'

'Maybe, but unlikely.'

'Why?'

'Because a talent is first and foremost a yearning for work.  When was the last time you came to the easel?  You don't feel the need.' "  

                                                                                                  Victoria Tokareva

                                                                                            "Sentimental Journey"