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Joseph Brodsky

"The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even - if you will - eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned imposter couldn't be happy with."

Source : Joseph Brodsky's commencement address at Williams College (1984), as quoted in Robert Inchausti "Thinking through Thomas Merton: Contemplation for Contemporary Times" (p. 110), 2014.

Joseph Brodsky

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“There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom.”
“As the child approaches a new text he is entitled to an introduction so that when he reads, the gist of the... story can provide some guide for a fluent reading.”
“Grief is a very scary thing, and there comes a point where it can really take you down.”
“I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me.”
“Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.”
“I feel completely safe in my house but all my friends are scared for me. And of course I can tell my parents panic a little. The best thing about living alone is being able to have my friends come over whenever.”
“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you donâ€™t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you donâ€™t know who your friends are, you donâ€™t know what you owe anybody, you donâ€™t know what anybody owes to you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. This is the place of creative incubation. At first you may find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred place and use it, something eventually will happen.”
“Karate-do strives internally to train the mind to develop a clear conscience, enabling one to face the world honestly, while externally developing strength to the point where one may overcome even ferocious wild animals. Mind and technique become one in true karate.”

"The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even - if you will - eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned imposter couldn't be happy with."

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