"A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves."

-- Simone Weil

#Kindness Quotes #Optimistic Quotes #Mean People Quotes

“Innovation is hard. It really is. Because most people don't get it. Remember, the automobile, the airplane, the telephone, these were all considered toys at their introduction because they had no constituency. They were too new.”
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”
“Theories of "natural law" and the "law of nations" are another excellent example of discussions destitute of all exactness. [...] "Natural law" is simply that law of which the person using the phrase approves[....]”

Source : Vilfredo Pareto (1942). “Non-logical conduct”
“I think all politicians lie.”
“Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing joy. What you have to do, you do with play. I think a good way to conceive of sacred space is as a playground. If what you're doing seems like play, you are in it. But you can't play with my toys, you have to have your own. Your life should have yielded some. Older people play with life experiences and realizations or with thoughts they like to entertain. In my case, I have books I like to read that don't lead anywhere.”
“Memories are bullets. Some whiz by and only spook you. Others tear you open and leave you in pieces.”
“Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.”
“The aim of art is almost divine: to bring to life again if it is writing history, to create if it is writing poetry.”

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