Quotes
Authors
Robert Musil
"I am not only convinced that what I say is false, but also that what one might say against it is false. Despite this, one must begin to talk about it. In such a case the truth lies not in the middle, but rather all around, like a sack, which, with each new opinion one stuffs into it, changes its form, and becomes more and more firm." --
Robert Musil
#Lying Quotes
#Might Quotes
#Stuff Quotes
“To attract money, you must focus on wealth. It is impossible to bring more money into your life when you are noticing you do not have enough, because that means you are thinking thoughts that you do not have enough.”
“If you will make your first concern the comfort, the well-being, and the happiness of your companion, sublimating any personal concern to that loftier goal, you will be happy, and your marriage will go on through eternity”
“There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. It's not diluted by pop culture.”
“Since the election [of Donald Trump], I've been thinking about a lot of theory. Lots of [Michel] Foucault and [Karl] Marx, thinking about different systems, thinking about power. Trying to figure out what I can take and learn from history as a tool for getting through whatever is happening right now, which feels very significant and major.”
“Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.”
“My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents.”
“I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.”
“I love all this stuff. I look at all the gadgets that come out and I think, ‘Oh, this fix works for me. But the rest don’t.’ I’m not genuflecting in front of the God of Newness.”