"Shine without guilt. Modesty was invented by the mediocres who think you should be the same as them."

-- Paulo Coelho

#Thinking Quotes #Shining Quotes #Guilt Quotes

“Trying to order your world so that its predictable and safe is counterproducti ve to growth.”
“The time is always right to do right”
“I recognize that many physicists are smarter than I am-most of them theoretical physicists. A lot of smart people have gone into theoretical physics, therefore the field is extremely competitive. I console myself with the thought that although they may be smarter and may be deeper thinkers than I am, I have broader interests than they have.”
“I had an ASU student looking for it in my shop last week, and he defined the Bacchants for me as 'those drunk chicks who killed that one dude because he wouldn't have sex with them.' His professors must be so proud. I asked him if he knew what maenads were, and instead of correctly answering that it was just another name for Bacchants, he bizarrely thought I was referring to my own testicles - as in, "'Ere now, mate, don't swing that bat around me nads.'" The conversation deteriorated quickly after that.”
“And so it's inescapable and people who proclaim scrupulous honesty can only proclaim that if they don't examine closely the things they believe.”
“It's a hard life sometimes and the biggest temptation is to let how hard it is be an excuse to weaken”
“I'm a writer who just happens to draw”
“Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved.”

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