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This exposure [through travelling] to different cultural values and metrics then forces you to reexamine what seems obvious in your own life and to consider that perhaps it's not necessarily the best way to live. #MarkManson

This exposure [through travelling] to different cultural values and metrics then forces you to reexamine what seems obvious in your own life and to consider that perhaps it's not necessarily the best way to live. #MarkManson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2026

A tragic view of modernity in which this is impossible: industrial society, powered by flaming carbon, contains the fuel of its own destruction. But the tragic view is incorrect. Ausubel notes that the modern world has been progressively decarbonizing. #StevenPinker

A tragic view of modernity in which this is impossible: industrial society, powered by flaming carbon, contains the fuel of its own destruction. But the tragic view is incorrect. Ausubel notes that the modern world has been progressively decarbonizing. #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2026

LABELING: Assigning global negative traits to yourself or others (often in the service of dichotomous thinking). I'm undesirable, or He's a rotten person. #JonathanHaidt

LABELING: Assigning global negative traits to yourself or others (often in the service of dichotomous thinking). I'm undesirable, or He's a rotten person. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 16, 2026

Lack of love from parents often motivates their children to go searching for love in other relationships. This search is often misguided and leads to further disappointment. #GaryChapman

Lack of love from parents often motivates their children to go searching for love in other relationships. This search is often misguided and leads to further disappointment. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 15, 2026

It is not acceptable for a scholar to say, You have shown me convincing evidence that my claim is wrong, but I still feel that my claim is right, so I'm sticking with it. When scholars cannot rebut or reconcile disconfirming evidence, they must drop their claims #JonathanHaidt

It is not acceptable for a scholar to say, You have shown me convincing evidence that my claim is wrong, but I still feel that my claim is right, so I'm sticking with it. When scholars cannot rebut or reconcile disconfirming evidence, they must drop their claims #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 14, 2026

I will participate, but not as asked #JennyOdell

I will participate, but not as asked #JennyOdell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 10, 2026

Stay away from it (cryptocurrency). It's a mirage, basically... The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is a joke in my view. #WarrenBuffett

Stay away from it (cryptocurrency). It's a mirage, basically... The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is a joke in my view. #WarrenBuffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 10, 2026