"You don't teach information in a writing workshop."

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Tobias Wolff

#Writing Quotes #Information Quotes #Teach Quotes

“In terms of the most astonishing fact about which we know nothing, there is dark matter and dark energy. We don't know what either of them is. Everything we know and love about the universe and all the laws of physics as they apply, apply to four percent of the universe. That's stunning.”
“What I know for sure is that behind every catastrophe, there are great lessons to be learned. Among the many that we as a country need to get is that as long as we play the "us and them" game, we don't evolve as people, as a nation, as a planet.”
“If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.”
“Buddhism is not concerned just with private destiny, but with the lives and consciousness of all beingsAny attempt to understand Buddhism apart from its social dimension is fundamentally a mistake. Until Western Buddhists understand this, their embrace of Buddhism will not help very much in the efforts to bring about meaningful and positive social change, or even in their struggle to transform their ego.”
“I feel close to Marvin Gaye, Vincent van Gogh, because nobody appreciated his work until he was dead. Now it's worth millions.”
“For indeed all that we think so new to-day has been acted over and over again, a shifting comedy, by the women of every century.”
“You can easily separate 'team guys' from 'me guys' by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning”
“This was our common ground, the secret we shared but never spoke aloud.”

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