"You have a right not to be negative."

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Source : Maurice Nicoll (1974). “Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff and P. D. Ouspensky”

Maurice Nicoll

#Powerful Quotes #Negative Quotes

“What I am against is false optimism: the notion either that things have to go well, or else that they tend to, or else that the default condition of historical trajectories is characteristically beneficial in the long-run.”
“It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.”
“Guns are beautiful. But I don't like what they do.”
“People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. BecauHse people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe itâ€™s true, or because they are afraid it might be true.”
“Whats better than followers, is actually falling in love”

Source : Song: Interlude, Album: Acid Rap, 2013
“People study martial arts for many reasons, sometimes all the wrong reasons. For example, I have had potential students come to my dojo with a belligerent and cocky attitude. When I ask why they want to study my art, their response has indicated to me that their goal is to learn to fight, which is the antithesis of the philosophy I hope to instill: I want them to know how to defend themselves if necessary, but to avoid fighting whenever possible because they will have nothing to prove by fighting.”
“I think investing in a good education has been key for me, although the investment was more in time than money.”
“I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you're objectifying yourself in some weird way.”

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