"Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface."

-- James Bryant Conant

#Irritated Quotes #Behavior Quotes #Surface Quotes

“But what is the way forward? I know what it isn't. It's not, as we once believed, plenty to eat and a home with all the modern conveniences. It's not a 2,000-mile-long wall to keep Mexicans out or more accurate weapons to kill them. It's not a better low-fat meal or a faster computer speed. It's not a deodorant, a car, a soft drink, a skin cream. The way forward is found on a path through the wilderness of the head and heart---reason and emotion. Thinking, knowing, understanding.”

Source : Laurence Gonzales (2009). “Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things”, p.138, W. W. Norton & Company
“Then shouldering their burdens, they set off, seeking a path that would bring them over the grey hills of the Emyn Muil, and down into the Land of Shadow.”
“Shoot a lower score than everybody else.”
“Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.”
“I crawled into my book and pulled the pages over my head...”

Source : Laurie R. King (2014). “A Monstrous Regiment of Women”, p.124, Allison & Busby
“Just keep believing. This is an opportunity where great things can happen and lets be great right now.”
“When I read Spencer Madsen’s poetry, I not only feel awe because he’s so good, one of the best, but I also think about how everything in the world is happening at the same time, and how the world we get to know is so heavily edited down. It’s the hugest, weirdest feeling. I wish Spencer Madsen could be everywhere at once. I really love You Can Make Anything Sad.”
“If I hadn't been so outspoken, Jimmy Carter wouldn't have wanted me.”

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