"The first reason for people's slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves."

-- G. I. Gurdjieff

#Ignorance Quotes #People Quotes #Slavery Quotes

“No one can say if you are that person who, given good paint, good brushes, and a fine canvas, can produce something better than the factory man. That is, and has always been, beyond the realm of science. You do have the attitude of the dreamer about you. For that reason, I haven't the heart to argue anymore about this - it is a hopeless talk. And for a simple factory man like me, an effort must be abandoned once its hopelessness is exposed. Only the artist perseveres in such circumstances. (193)”
“Gossip involves saying behind a personâ€™s back what you would never say to his or her face. Â Flattery means saying to a personâ€™s face what you would never say behind his or her back.”
“They were pleasant spring days, in which the winter of man's discontent was thawing as well as the earth, and the life that had lain torpid began to stretch itself.”
“...I want those perfect eyes and lips, and for everyone to look at me and gasp. And for everyone who sees me to think Who's that? and want to get to know me, and listen to what I say." "I'd rather have something to say.”

Source : Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Uglies”, p.89, Simon and Schuster
“Long ago life was clean, sex was bad and obscene, and the rich were so mean. Stately homes for the Lords, croquet lawns, village greens, Victoria was my queen.”
“I used to think that good short-sellers could be trained like long-focused value investors because it should be the same skill set; youâ€™re tearing into the numbers, youâ€™re valuing the businesses, youâ€™re assigning a consolidated value, and hopefully youâ€™re seeing something the market doesnâ€™t see.But now Iâ€™ve learned that thereâ€™s a big difference between a long-focused value investor and a good short-seller. That difference is psychological and I think it falls into the realm of behavioral finance.”
“Because I'm stern and scolding [the characters] sometimes, I'm sure I'll get a ton of grief.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Don't sell yourself short. No one will value you. Set a fair price for you, your book, your services, whatever it is that you have to offer. Most of us set way too low a price. Put it a little higher than you would normally be inclined to do. The worst that can happen is someone will come along and steal it.”

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