"Today's banalities apparently gain in profundity if one states that the wisdom of the past, for all its virtues, belongs to the past. The arrogance of those who come later preens itself with the notion that the past is dead and gone. The modern mind can no longer think thought, only can locate it in time and space. The activity of thinking decays to the passivity of classifying."

-- Russell Jacoby

#Past Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Space Quotes

“Plot is unimportant. Family is everything, and 'Furious 7' is a blast.”

Source : "Review: ‘Furious 7’ takes over for unforgettable night at the SXSW Film Festival" by Drew McWeeny, uproxx.com. March 16, 2015.
“I'm in love with a girl who's in love with the world.”

Source : Song: Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight, Album: Amos Lee, 2005
“If you take an hour out of your day to meditate, you will progress ten-fold. By staying mentally focused, you can let your worries go.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.”
“....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where heroes come.”

Source : Joey Reiman (2001). “Thinking for a Living: Creating Ideas That Revitalize Your Business, Career, and Life”, p.36, Taylor Trade Publishing
“Seek to complete rather than compete.”
“I never wrote a joke in my life. I just get on stage and let it flow.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“The American feels too rich in his opportunities for free expression that he often no longer knows what he is free from. Neither does he know where he is not free; he does not recognize his native autocrats when he sees them.”

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