"... the greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled."

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Source : Aldous Huxley (2000). “Complete Essays: 1926-1929”, Ivan R Dee

Aldous Huxley

#Truth Quotes #Freedom Quotes #Knowledge Quotes

“Art is 'I'; science is 'we'.”

Source : Bulletin of New York Academy of Medicine, Volume IV, 1928.
“When I made the decision to transition, I honestly had no idea what it would be like for me to live as female. The only thing I knew for sure was that pretending to be male was slowly killing me.”

Source : Julia Serano (2016). “Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity”, p.50, Seal Press
“Even when I'm alone I have real good company â€” dreams and imaginations and pretendings. I like to be alone now and then, just to think over things and taste them. But I love friendships â€” and nice, jolly little times with people.”
“The underlying principles or fundamentals should be so hidden away by the beauty they are eventually to support, that it would require much digging to disclose them.”

Source : John F. Carlson (2013). “Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting”, p.9, Courier Corporation
“A laugh lifestyle is predicated upon our attitude toward the daily stuff of life. When those tasks seem too dull to endure, figure out a way to make them fun; get creative and entertain yourself. If the stuff of life for you right now is not dull and boring but instead painful and overwhelming, find something in the midst of the pain that makes you smile or giggle anyway. There's always something somewhere. . . even if you have to just pretend to laugh until you really do!”

Source : Marilyn Meberg (2001). “The Best Devotions of Marilyn Meberg”, Zondervan Publishing Company
“My health is important, so I learn everything I can about nutrition.”
“Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations.”
“The most confused we ever get is when we're trying to convince our heads of something our heart knows is a lie.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 27, 2015

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