"Intellectuals ... regard over-simplification as the original sin of the mind and have no use for the slogans, the unqualified assertions and sweeping generalizations."

-- Aldous Huxley

#Mind Quotes #Use Quotes #Unqualified Quotes

“When you first try to learn to ride a bike, you work very carefully at keeping your balance, and trying to keep one pedal in front of the other, and all that, and all of a sudden, ah, you know, I got it. And that's true of skiing, or it's true of all kinds of things.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“Three things are required of you: the wishes you made when you first knew the breadth of this life; the contract you signed when you decided your wishes were not true or possible; and the exacting of the punishment you agreed to when you knew you would break the contract of your life.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jesse Ball from Nov 27, 2011
“Openness isn't the end; it's the beginning.”
“Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.”

Source : Isaac Watts (1743). “The Improvement of the Mind”, p.7
“Garrett must have sensed I was awake. "Hey Detective," he said to Uncle Bob, who was now trudging across the grating toward us. "I think we're losing her. I have no choice but to perform mouth-to-mouth." "Don't you dare," I said, my lids still in lockdown.”
“Peopleâ€™s souls are like gardens. You canâ€™t turn your back on someone because his gardenâ€™s full of weeds. You have to give him water and lots of sunshine.”
“When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them, and it was clear who them was. Today, we are not so sure who the they are, but we know they're there.”
“The Simple Path Silence is Prayer Prayer is Faith Faith is Love Love is Service The Fruit of Service is Peace”

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