"Ideologies do not map the complete living processes of a World."

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Source : William Irwin Thompson (1987). “Gaia, a Way of Knowing: Political Implications of the New Biology”, Inner Traditions International

William Irwin Thompson

#Maps Quotes #World Quotes #Process Quotes

“I paint according to the moment and the theme. I don't have any prejudice. Life concerns me.”
“The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century.”
“I was a big Transformers fan.”
“We kid ourselves that we're trying to be empathetic with the human condition from a distance, but I don't think that is it at all. It's stupid; it's a waste of time. But when the earth flexes its muscles, that's rather different. That's a powerful reminder of where we are.”
“Someone â€” Cyril Connolly? Ezra Pound? â€” once said that anything that can be read twice is literature; I would say that anything that bears saying twice is quotable.”
“Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.”
“The best discipline, maybe the only discipline that really works, is self- discipline.”
“Inches make champions.”

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