"For the classics philosophical insight was the product of a life of leisure; for me a life of leisure is the product of philosophical insight."

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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“It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion.”

Source : Rene Daumal (2003). “A Night of Serious Drinking”, p.21, The Overlook Press
“Greatness, thou gaudy torment of out souls, The wise man's fetter, and the rage of fools.”
“Managing university finances is very tricky business. We're nonprofits. We're not supposed to accumulate large surpluses.”
“There's a song called 'The Lights of My Hometown' that goes back to me growing up a regular kid. I mean, I lived in a town that I loved, but was too small for the dreams I was dreaming. You leave thinking the world has a lot more to offer than your hometown, only to realize years down the road that no matter where you grow up, you will never be able to recreate the innocence and feeling of 'home' anywhere else in the world. No matter who you are, or where that little town is, that's something we all have in common.”
“In the New Testament it is taught that willing and voluntary service to others is the highest duty and glory in human life. . . . The men of talent are constantly forced to serve the rest. They make the discoveries and inventions, order the battles, write the books, and produce the works of art. The benefit and enjoyment go to the whole. There are those who joyfully order their own lives so that they may serve the welfare of mankind.”
“Your past may not be perfect, but it was perfect for your purpose.”

Source : BO SANCHEZ “You’re Weird: (In a Wonderful Way)”, Shepherds Voice Publications, Inc.
“Effective metaphor does more than shed light on the two things being compared. It actually brings to the mind's eye something that has never before been seen. It's not just the marriage ceremony linking two things; it's the child born from the union.”

Source : Rebecca Mcclanahan (2000). “Word Painting”, p.90, Writer's Digest Books
“Roger Waters isn't a "great" singer but he's always able to communicate this intense desperation. At times he's not even singing, but shouting. There's no melody and his shouting isn't even in key with the song.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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