"When I'm feeling proud of myself, I should remember to ask myself why I think I am of any value at all. I have done nothing that a hundred thousand other people couldn't do, and most of them would probably do it better, and they probably wouldn't feel so self-important about it. I should always be ashamed of myself."

--

Source : "Daily Negations". Book by John S. Hall, 2007.

#Thinking Quotes #Self Quotes #People Quotes

“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”

Source : Klondike Annie (motion picture) (1936) See Homer 5
“What really drives the battle against law enforcement and punishment is not a commitment to treatment, but the widely held view that, first, we are imprisoning too many people for merely possessing illegal drugs; second, drug and other criminal sentences are too long and harsh, and third, the criminal justice system is unjustly punishing young black men. These are among the great urban myths of our time.”

Source : "Bush's drugs boss is unfit for office, say civil rights groups" Duncan Campbell, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2001.
“My point of view and philosophy continues to change and grow. As the years go by you go through this evolution.”
“I've been in a treatment center for drinkin'. I stayed for two days, then escaped.”
“Problem is, you canâ€™t accept that his relationship had a real short shelf life. Youâ€™re like a dog at the dump, baby â€“ youâ€™re just lickinâ€™ at the empty tin can, trying to get more nutrition out of it. And if youâ€™re not careful, that canâ€™s gonna get stuck on your snout forever and make your life miserable. So drop it.â€ â€œBut I love him.â€ â€œSo love him.â€ â€œBut I miss him.â€ â€œSo miss him. Send him some love and light every time you think about him, then drop it.”
“Being around someone who accepts and supports you will remind you to accept and support yourself.”
“The mind is a strange and wonderful thing. I'm not sure it'll ever be able to figure itself out. Everything else maybe, from the atom to the universe, everything except itself.”
“Human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice, and a PROFOUND tendency to see what they want to see rather than what is really there.”

You may also like:

Allen Ginsberg
Poet
Amiri Baraka
Writer
Patti Smith
Singer-songwriter