"I've gotten a lot of comfort from the philosophy of the Roman Stoics. For me, one of the most powerful ideas of Stoicism is that you can't pick or choose in the world what you want to happen and what you don't want to happen, and that actually if you did get to choose, the version you would come up with would be unsociable, lame, and basically less beautiful than the truth."

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Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

Elif Batuman

#Beautiful Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Philosophy Quotes

“I've been in Washington ever since 1981, trying to get out!”

Source : Pat Oliphant, Harry L. Katz, Sara Day, Library of Congress (1998). “Oliphant's Anthem”, p.46, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“If you get asked to do something that would take place down the road (say you get asked to speak at a conference that's a year away) and you wouldn't want to do it if it were taking place next week, then don't do it. This advice has helped me evaluate the opportunities that I truly want to dedicate my time to and those that I don't.”
“If you concern yourself with remaining relevant, you'll probably disappear into oblivion.”
“The news is disease in disguise pretending to be information.”

Source : "Degrees: Thought Capsules (Poems) and Micro Tales on Life, Death, Man, Woman, & Art". Book by Vanna Bonta, September 1, 1989.
“I'm not really married to the craft of jazz - I'm married to me, and my style, and whatever I produce.”

Source : "Listening To Rap With Robert Glasper". Interview with Patrick Jarenwattananon, www.npr.org. August 26, 2010.
“Life, a beauty chased by tragic laughter.”
“I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize about living somewhere else, where it's maybe not quite so crowded or stressful, blah, blah, blah and after September 11th, I guess I could just not imagine living anywhere else.”
“Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.”

Source : Epicurus, Lucretius, Cicero (2015). “Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans”, p.15, Lulu.com

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