"You probably have to split yourself in various ways just in order to survive, and to think of yourself as a multitude."

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Source : "You Are Vijay Seshadri". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. June 10, 2014.

Vijay Seshadri

#Thinking Quotes #Order Quotes #Splits Quotes

“There is, in any art, a tendency to turn one's own preferences into a monomaniac theory.”
“Teaching my kids to give back is an essential part of parenting. It's not something that's optional. Compassion is one of the basic values that I want my children to have: that if they see a need, whether it's around the corner or thousands of miles of away, they should feel motivated to do whatever they can to help.”
“Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary, he destroyed its most attractive and dynamic aspects, turning a high-intensity, grassroots movement into an arrogant institution controlled by an elite who often managed to be both brutal and lax.”

Source : "For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery". Book by Rodney Stark, August 29, 2004.
“I have learned from nature that all is equal... all is equal and in balance. I see everything as fitting together.”
“I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison.”
“Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.”
“I wear boxers all the time. I don't really move like a girl. I mean, unless it's time for me to get dressed or something.”

Source : Source: whatthehellz.com
“As important as it is to keep picking yourself up and brushing yourself off, it's also important to stop tripping over your own two feet.”

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