It seems that, however grave our mistakes, nature will be able to overcome them, given the chance. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
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Quote:- It seems to me now that the plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.
How to Be Good
Author:- Nick Hornby
Category:- poetry
Quote:- It seems to me that good philosophy will always have a place in the investigation of any matter of deep human importance, because of its commitment to clarity, to carefully drawn distinctions, to calm argument rather than prejudice and dogmatic assertion""Philosophical Interventions" (Reviews 1986-2011)
Author:- Martha Nussbaum
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- It seems to me that if you place music (and books, probably, and films, and plays, and anything that makes you feel) at the center of your being, then you can’t afford to sort out your love life, start to think of it as the finished product. You’ve got to pick at it, keep it alive and in turmoil, you’ve got to pick at it and unravel it until it all comes apart and you’re compelled to start all over again. Maybe we all live life at too high a pitch, those of us who absorb emotional things all day, and as a consequence we can never feel merely content: we have to be unhappy, or ecstatically, head-over-heels happy, and those states are difficult to achieve within a stable, solid relationship.
Author:- Nick Hornby
Category:- Relationships
Quote:- It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death-- ought to decide, indeed, to earn one's death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life. One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. One must negotiate this passage as nobly as possible, for the sake of those who are coming after us.
The Fire Next Time
Author:- James Baldwin
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- It seems to me that reality itself has a screw loose somewhere. That's why I try to keep at least myself in line as much as possible.
Killing Commendatore
Author:- Haruki Murakami
Category:- best
Quote:- It seems to me then as if all the moments of our life occupy the same space, as if future events already existed and were only waiting for us to find our way to them at last, just as when we have accepted an invitation we duly arrive in a certain house at a given time.
Austerlitz
Author:- W.G. Sebald
Category:- time
Quote:- It shamed her that she hadn't been able to escape sooner, that they'd stuck together in such a sickly, co-dependent, useless sort of life.
Baby Teeth
Author:- Zoje Stage
Category:- time
Quote:- It shocked me to see Mrs.Phelps cry. Maybe they're right, maybe it's best not to face things, to run have fun. I don't know. I feel guilty—" "No, you mustn't! If there were no war, if there was peace in the world, I'd say fine, have fun! But, Montag, you mustn't go back to being just a fireman. All isn't well with the world.
Fahrenheit 451
Author:- Ray Bradbury
Category:- motivational
Quote:- it should be noted that an essential variable within the psychotherapeutic process is the client's motivation or willingness to change. If this element is missing, it is difficult or impossible to make any progress, as most mental health professionals will attest. This requires that the client take responsibility for his or her behavior and choices, and exert effort to make the necessary changes.
Psychology from the Islamic Perspective
Author:- Aisha Utz
Category:- motivational
Quote:- It so happens that at times your desires tend to disagree with the reality and this is due to the fact that you have not let the two elements complement each other.
Think Your way to Success: Let Your Dreams Run Free
Author:- Stephen Richards
Category:- motivational
Quote:- It sometimes seemed to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the joke, and she the other half. Otherwise, it would not be love, but something completely else–pity or entertainment, or stand-up comedy.
Bed: Stories
Author:- Tao Lin
Category:- Relationships
Quote:- It sounded like walls tumbling, liberty bells chiming, government buildings being stormed.It sounded like a revolution.It sounded like hope.
The Eternal War
Author:- Alex Scarrow
Category:- hope
Quote:- It sounds like a fairy-tale, but not only that; this story of what man by his science and practical inventions has achieved on this earth, where he first appeared as a weakly member of the animal kingdom, and on which each individual of his species must ever again appear as a helpless infant... is a direct fulfilment of all, or of most, of the dearest wishes in his fairy-tales. All these possessions he has acquired through culture. Long ago he formed an ideal conception of omnipotence and omniscience which he embodied in his gods. Whatever seemed unattainable to his desires - or forbidden to him - he attributed to these gods. One may say, therefore, that these gods were the ideals of his culture. Now he has himself approached very near to realizing this ideal, he has nearly become a god himself. But only, it is true, in the way that ideals are usually realized in the general experience of humanity. Not completely; in some respects not at all, in others only by halves. Man has become a god by means of artificial limbs, so to speak, quite magnificent when equipped with all his accessory organs; but they do not grow on him and they still give him trouble at times... Future ages will produce further great advances in this realm of culture, probably inconceivable now, and will increase man's likeness to a god still more.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Author:- Sigmund Freud
Category:- science
Quote:- It starts so young, and I'm angry about that. The garbage we're taught. About love, about what's "romantic." Look at so many of the so-called romantic figures in books and movies. Do we ever stop and think how many of them would cause serious and drastic unhappiness after The End? Why are sick and dangerous personality types so often shown a passionate and tragic and something to be longed for when those are the very ones you should run for your life from? Think about it. Heathcliff. Romeo. Don Juan. Jay Gatsby. Rochester. Mr. Darcy. From the rigid control freak in The Sound of Music to all the bad boys some woman goes running to the airport to catch in the last minute of every romantic comedy. She should let him leave. Your time is so valuable, and look at these guys--depressive and moody and violent and immature and self-centered. And what about the big daddy of them all, Prince Charming? What was his secret life? We dont know anything about him, other then he looks good and comes to the rescue.
The Secret Life of Prince Charming
Author:- Deb Caletti
Category:- time
Quote:- It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.
Author:- Eric Hoffer
Category:- motivational
Quote:- It struck her all at once that dealing with other human beings was an awful lot of work.
Back When We Were Grownups
Author:- Anne Tyler
Category:- Relationships
Quote:- It sucks when others don’t believe in your dreams. But don’t get drawn into proving them wrong. Focus instead on rising above pettiness to effortlessly step into your greatness.
Author:- Tunde Salami
Category:- best
Quote:- It suddenly occurred to me just how absurd this scene was: a guy wearing a suit of armor, standing next to an undead king, both hunched over the controls of a classic arcade game. It was the sort of surreal image you'd expect to see on the cover of an old issue of Heavy Metal or Dragon magazine.
Ready Player One
Author:- Ernest Cline
Category:- science