"Certain mystes aver that the real world has been constructed by the human mind, since our ways are governed by the artificial categories into which we place essentially undifferentiated things, things weaker than our words for them. [...] We believe we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges."

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Source : "The Shadow of the Torturer". Book by Gene Wolfe, 1980.

Gene Wolfe

#Real Quotes #Believe Quotes #Mind Quotes

“We need to change what we say and what we allow to be said in front of us.”
“I wanted to create clothes for women in their 40s and 50s and 60s who have careers and are sexy and dont want to look like grandmothers.”
“Once you know what you want and what is important for you to achieve, also define the values associated with it. What is important? That is something a lot of entrepreneurs pass by too quickly. For us, the things that were important were, No. 1, customer success. Nothing is more important to us than making sure every customer is successful in our service.”

Source : "On the Record: Marc Benioff". San Francisco Chronicle Interview, www.sfgate.com. October 8, 2006.
“Branding is overrated.”
“Once upon a time when there was no time.”
“I've developed an audience over the years and I don't want to loose them.”
“There are two ways of avoiding fear: one is by persuading ourselves that we are immune from disaster, and the other is by the practice of sheer courage. The latter is difficult, and to everybody becomes impossible at a certain point. The former has therefore always been more popular. Primitive magic has the purpose of securing safety, either by injuring enemies, or by protecting oneself by talismans, spells, or incantations.”
“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

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