"Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness."

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Source : Sidney Hook (1987). “Out of step: an unquiet life in the 20th century”, Harpercollins

Sidney Hook

#Ignorance Quotes #Doe Quotes #Dogmatism Quotes

“In transmitting the dharma, there is neither explanation nor teaching; there is neighter hearing nor attainment. Since explanations never really explains, nor are they able to teach, why talk about it? Since listening isn't really hearing or attaining anything, then why listen? But say, since it cannot be explained or heard, how can you enter the Way? But down the bagagge, take of the blinders, and see for yourself that this very place is the valley of the endless spring, this very body is the body of the universe. At such a time, who is it who can accompany this?”
“Obviously, a man's judgement cannot be better than the information on which he has based it. Give him the truth and he may still go wrong when he has the chance to be right, but give him no news or present him only with distorted and incomplete data, with ignorant, sloppy or biased reporting, with propaganda and deliberate falsehoods, and you destroy his whole reasoning processes, and make him something less than a man.”
“Every student deserves to be treated as a potential genius.”

Source : Anton Ehrenzweig (1967). “The Hidden Order of Art: A Study in the Psychology of Artistic Imagination”, p.107, Univ of California Press
“The truth is, I pretend to be a cynic, but I am really a dreamer who is terrified of wanting something she may never get.”
“Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.”
“John was in constant need of proof of love and security and he was constantly testing people for that proof.”
“The beach is definitely where I feel most at home. It's my oxygen. I forget how much I need it sometimes when I'm away working.”
“Nonexistence never hurt anyone. Existence hurts everyone.”

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