"For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty would become literate and would learn to think for themselves; and when once they had done this, they would sooner or later realise that the privileged minority had no function, and they would sweep it away. In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance."

-- George Orwell

#Running Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“If you talk about genres - I don't care if you're talking about war, Westerns, science fiction, horror, fantasy, humor, romance - anything you can find, strolling the aisles of a Borders or a Barnes & Noble, I can bring you many comic books representing each genre.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“If I have a problem, it is this: there is a store where everything costs a dollar.”

Source : Gary Lutz (2002). “Stories in the Worst Way”, 3rd Bed Books
“Life's so much easier when you're not always maintaining two worlds: the one formed of lies, which feels real, and the one you live in, which often feels like lies. So easy to get them confused.”

Source : Source: slushpile.net
“All in all, I think that out of all musical genres, the world of metal is the most escapist one. Metal is also music for people who think for themselves. I think metalheads are smart people who possess a healthy dose of self-irony and a good sense of humor, and that appeals to me. I felt a strong affinity with the scene from the first moment on.”
“I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or what you think it's about at that time at least. Then you commit to it, and once you've commit to it no matter what, no matter how many self doubts you have, you're in it. The ship's sailed, you can't turn around.”
“When you meet anyone, treat the even as a holy encounter.”
“We have bigger things to brood on and enormous reasons for wallowing in terminal craziness until we finally hit bottom.”
“The person with a safe center doesn't fear change. We can choose change without fear before a challenge only when we are strongly centered.”

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