"We must strive for freedom if we strive for self-knowledge. The task of self-knowledge and of further self-development is of such importance and seriousness, it demands such intensity of effort, that to attempt it any old way and amongst other things is impossible. The person who undertakes this task must put it first in his life, which is not so long that he can afford to squander it on trifles."

-- G. I. Gurdjieff

#Self Quotes #Long Quotes #Effort Quotes

“Oftentimes you'll see stuff that makes it into the mainstream that has been influenced by things that are clearly not from the mainstream.”
“In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony.”

Source : Harlan Ellison (1989). “Harlan Ellison's watching”
“All effort is in the last analysis sustained by the faith that it is worth making.”
“Competition is healthy. It makes you work harder and strive for more and try to find that extra one or two percent in your game that you could possibly improve.”
“Use your brains, your common sense, and do not become an object. The way you look is important, but who you are and how you project it is eventually who you will become and how you will appear.”
“The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound.”
“I haven't been faithful to my wife. Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities. I was irresponsible.”
“There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party â€¦ and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.”

Source : FaceBook post by Gore Vidal from Jul 27, 2011

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