"I think of an intellectual as just being bookish, being interested in history books, utopian ideas, that kind of thing."

-- Richard Rorty

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“When neither high purpose nor the categorical imperatives of religion will do, the only argument against suicide is life itself. You pause and attend: the heart beats in your chest; outside, the trees are thick with new leaves, a swallow dips over them, the light moves, people are going about their business.”

Source : Al Alvarez (2013). “The Savage God: A Study of Suicide”, p.152, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.”
“If you put frightening things into a picture, then they can't harm you. In fact, you end becoming quite fond of them.”
“First we must see that we cannot will ourselves to be open because openness is our very nature. Any tiny residue of willing, of wanting to be open takes us away from what we are. Willing never goes beyond willing. So the only way to be free from this circle is to glimpse the truth that openness is the egoless state, that it is here and now”

Source : Jean Klein (2006). “I Am”, p.109, New Harbinger Publications
“The reason for forgiving your enemies is not forÂ theirÂ benefit but forÂ your ownÂ benefit. Holding grudges against other people doesnâ€™t hurt them; doesnâ€™t even bother them much - in fact, even pleases them if they are still mad at you. It is not in your enlightened self-interest to hold grudges, regardless of whether it bothers the person you hate or not.”
“Religion is all bunk.”
“Every person that comes to court deserves a fair process.”
“The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a fallen creature and would always yearn for more power.”

Source : "Defender of the Decalogue". Interview With Thomas R. Eddlem, www.thenewamerican.com. December 16, 2002.

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