"When reflection is thereby demystified, I believe that the temptation to view human knowledge as different in kind from animal knowledge is undermined."

-- Hilary Kornblith

#Believe Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Animal Quotes

“Even the tiniest of hopes can show me the way to arrive at my goal.”
“Most of what we say and do is unnecessary: remove the superfluity, and you will have more time and less bother. So in every case one should prompt oneself: 'Is this, or is it not, something necessary?' And the removal of the unnecessary should apply not only to actions but to thoughts also: then no redundant actions either will follow.”
“To our way of thinking the Indians' symbol is the circle, the hoop. Nature wants to be round. The bodies of human beings and animals have no corners. With us, the circle stands for togetherness of people who sit with one another around the campfire, relatives and friends united in peace while the sacred pipe passes from hand to hand. To us this is beautiful and fitting, symbol and reality at the same time, expressing the harmony of life and nature.”
“There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity.”
“One should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before.”
“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.”
“It was the same way with silence. This was more than silence. A deaf person can feel vibrations. Here there was nothing to feel.”
“History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood.”

Source : "Soul On Ice".

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