"People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within."

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Source : Ursula K. Le Guin (2004). “The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination”, p.211, Shambhala Publications

Ursula K. Le Guin

#Dragons Quotes #People Quotes #Deny Quotes

“We all really need to listen to each other, including to the boring bits.”
“Man has sought to take from the natural world not only that which is necessary for his stability and survival, but often seeks to satisfy his perceived and ultimately false psychological needs, such as his need for self-display, luxuries and the like. Twenty percent of humanity consumes eighty percent of the world's wealth and is accountable for an equal percentage of the world's ecological catastrophes.”
“Far from being antecedent principles that animate the process, law, language, truth are but abstract names for its results.”
“It really doesn’t matter how the manager is. If you make a mistake and the manager is calm, you still feel terrible for making that mistake. It helps to have a manager who can be cool but as an individual you tend to be in control of your own emotions.”

Source : Interview with Chris Leo Moynihan, uk.askmen.com. April 8, 2012.
“You must never be afraid to go there.”
“Before researchers become researches they should become philosophers.”
“You've learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who are competent. Lastly, you've learned to make gold work for you.”
“The dark night was the first book of poetry and the constellations were the poems.”

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