English Quotes

One is the frustration that arises when the system falls short of its meritocratic promise, when those who work hard and play by the rules are unable to advance. #MichaelSandel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 1, 2023

We are all born with a genetic inheritance--but your genes are activated by the environment. They can be switched on, or off, by what happens to you. #JohannHari

We are all born with a genetic inheritance--but your genes are activated by the environment. They can be switched on, or off, by what happens to you. #JohannHari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 1, 2023

Smile, sweetheart is an ostensibly less offensive remark, but it is expressive of the same insidious demand that a woman's face be emotionally legible. #KateManne

Smile, sweetheart is an ostensibly less offensive remark, but it is expressive of the same insidious demand that a woman's face be emotionally legible. #KateManne — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 31, 2023

A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia. #MichaelSandel

A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia. #MichaelSandel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 31, 2023

The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone. #CharlesDuhigg

- October 30, 2023

The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone. #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 31, 2023

It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt. #EricHoffer

- October 30, 2023

It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt. #EricHoffer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 30, 2023

Once you know a habit exists, you have the responsibility to change it. #CharlesDuhigg

- October 29, 2023

Once you know a habit exists, you have the responsibility to change it. #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 30, 2023

Spending money on investment and infrastructure rather than on consumption tends to lead to greater productivity, so investment is a good leading indicator of prosperity. #RayDalio

- October 29, 2023

Spending money on investment and infrastructure rather than on consumption tends to lead to greater productivity, so investment is a good leading indicator of prosperity. #RayDalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 29, 2023

What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage. #GaryChapman

- October 29, 2023

What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 29, 2023

Tea is simple: loose-leaf tea, hot pure water, a cup. I inhale the scent, tiny delicate pieces of the tea floating above the cup. I drink the tea, the essence of the leaves becoming a part of me. I am informed by the tea, changed. #ThichNhatHanh

- October 28, 2023

Tea is simple: loose-leaf tea, hot pure water, a cup. I inhale the scent, tiny delicate pieces of the tea floating above the cup. I drink the tea, the essence of the leaves becoming a part of me. I am informed by the tea, changed. #ThichNhatHanh — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 28, 2023

Most of our political debates today are conducted in these terms-between those who favor unfettered markets and those who maintain that market choices are free only when they're made on a level playing field, only when the basic terms of social cooperation are fair #MichaelSandel

- October 28, 2023

Most of our political debates today are conducted in these terms-between those who favor unfettered markets and those who maintain that market choices are free only when they're made on a level playing field, only when the basic terms of social cooperation are fair #MichaelSandel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 28, 2023

...liberals were much more permissive and relied overwhelmingly on the ethic of autonomy; conservatives, much more critical, used all three ethics in their discourse. #JonathanHaidt

...liberals were much more permissive and relied overwhelmingly on the ethic of autonomy; conservatives, much more critical, used all three ethics in their discourse. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 28, 2023

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. #CarlJung

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. #CarlJung — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 28, 2023

Drawing on Csikszentmihalyi's work, Seligman proposes a fundamental distinction between pleasures and gratifications. Pleasures are delights that have clear sensory and strong emotional components, such as may be derived from food... #JonathanHaidt

Drawing on Csikszentmihalyi's work, Seligman proposes a fundamental distinction between pleasures and gratifications. Pleasures are delights that have clear sensory and strong emotional components, such as may be derived from food... #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 27, 2023

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true. #HenryKissinger

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true. #HenryKissinger — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 27, 2023

People will go as far as they have to find a mate, but no farther. #JohnEllsworthJr

People will go as far as they have to find a mate, but no farther. #JohnEllsworthJr — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 26, 2023

Why not simply allow them unlimited vacation? Anecdotal reports thus far are mixed--but from a game-theoretic perspective, this approach is a nightmare [...] Everyone looks to the others for a baseline, and will take just slightly less [vacation] than that. #BrianChristian

Why not simply allow them unlimited vacation? Anecdotal reports thus far are mixed--but from a game-theoretic perspective, this approach is a nightmare [...] Everyone looks to the others for a baseline, and will take just slightly less [vacation] than that. #BrianChristian — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 26, 2023

The greatest burden a child must bear, we remember from Jung, is the unlived lives of its parents. #DerrenBrown

The greatest burden a child must bear, we remember from Jung, is the unlived lives of its parents. #DerrenBrown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 26, 2023

It is my great hope someday, to see science and decision makers rediscover what the ancients have always known. Namely that our highest currency is respect. #NassimNicholasTaleb

It is my great hope someday, to see science and decision makers rediscover what the ancients have always known. Namely that our highest currency is respect. #NassimNicholasTaleb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 26, 2023

The scriptures [...] for millennia those writings were used to rationalize the massacre of infidels, the ownership of women, the beating of children, dominion over animals, and the persecution of heretics and homosexuals. #StevenPinker

The scriptures [...] for millennia those writings were used to rationalize the massacre of infidels, the ownership of women, the beating of children, dominion over animals, and the persecution of heretics and homosexuals. #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 26, 2023

Supernatural enforcement: the belief that if one commits a sin, one will be smitten by God, damned to hell, or inscribed on the wrong page of the Book of Life. It's a tempting add-on because secular law enforcement cannot possibly detect and punish every infraction #StevenPinker

Supernatural enforcement: the belief that if one commits a sin, one will be smitten by God, damned to hell, or inscribed on the wrong page of the Book of Life. It's a tempting add-on because secular law enforcement cannot possibly detect and punish every infraction #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 26, 2023

It is worth striving to get the right relationships between yourself and others, between yourself and your work, and between yourself and something larger than yourself. If you get these relationships right, a sense of purpose and meaning will emerge. #JonathanHaidt

It is worth striving to get the right relationships between yourself and others, between yourself and your work, and between yourself and something larger than yourself. If you get these relationships right, a sense of purpose and meaning will emerge. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 25, 2023

For myself I am an optimist. It does not seem to be much use anything else. #WinstonChurchill

For myself I am an optimist. It does not seem to be much use anything else. #WinstonChurchill — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 25, 2023

Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it's wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy. #ThichNhatHanh

Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it's wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy. #ThichNhatHanh — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 25, 2023

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. #MahatmaGandhi

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. #MahatmaGandhi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 25, 2023

Restorative niche' is Professor Little's term for the place you go when you want to return to your true self. It can be a physical place, like the path beside the Richelieu River, or a temporal one, like the quiet breaks you plan between sales calls. #SusanCain

Restorative niche' is Professor Little's term for the place you go when you want to return to your true self. It can be a physical place, like the path beside the Richelieu River, or a temporal one, like the quiet breaks you plan between sales calls. #SusanCain — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 25, 2023

Why would someone not be motivated to do great work? One possible answer is that he doesn't have a clear picture of what great work looks like. Another possibility is that the role doesn't speak to his aspirations. #JulieZhuo

Why would someone not be motivated to do great work? One possible answer is that he doesn't have a clear picture of what great work looks like. Another possibility is that the role doesn't speak to his aspirations. #JulieZhuo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 24, 2023

It is far more difficult to properly assess, in real time, new forms of expression in our immediate environment. That is because they often contain elements seen as unpleasant, unnatural, nonsensical, or sometimes even antisocial. Or else just plain stupid. #HarukiMurakami

It is far more difficult to properly assess, in real time, new forms of expression in our immediate environment. That is because they often contain elements seen as unpleasant, unnatural, nonsensical, or sometimes even antisocial. Or else just plain stupid. #HarukiMurakami — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 24, 2023

Medical textbooks of the day make it clear that these doctors brought their patients to orgasm. In fact, the mechanical vibrator was invented at the end of the nineteenth century to relieve physicians of this tedious and time-consuming chore! #StephanieCoontz

Medical textbooks of the day make it clear that these doctors brought their patients to orgasm. In fact, the mechanical vibrator was invented at the end of the nineteenth century to relieve physicians of this tedious and time-consuming chore! #StephanieCoontz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 24, 2023

Culture is sometimes only a context in which people relate to each other, but sometimes culture has a power of its own to shape and transform social relationships. #EvaIllouz

Culture is sometimes only a context in which people relate to each other, but sometimes culture has a power of its own to shape and transform social relationships. #EvaIllouz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 24, 2023

One set of neurological patterns--her old habits--have been overridden by new patterns. They could still see the neural activity of her old behaviors, but those impulses were crowded out by new urges. As Lisa's habits changed, so had her brain. #CharlesDuhigg

One set of neurological patterns--her old habits--have been overridden by new patterns. They could still see the neural activity of her old behaviors, but those impulses were crowded out by new urges. As Lisa's habits changed, so had her brain. #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 23, 2023

No matter how strong our willpower, we're guaranteed to fall back into our old ways once in a while. But if we plan for those relapses--if we take steps to make sure those slips don't become a habit--it's easier to get back on track. #CharlesDuhigg

No matter how strong our willpower, we're guaranteed to fall back into our old ways once in a while. But if we plan for those relapses--if we take steps to make sure those slips don't become a habit--it's easier to get back on track. #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 23, 2023

Just as medieval culture did not manage to square chivalry with Christianity, so the modern world fails to square liberty with equality. But this is no defect. Such contradictions are an inseparable part of every human culture. #YuvalNoahHarari

Just as medieval culture did not manage to square chivalry with Christianity, so the modern world fails to square liberty with equality. But this is no defect. Such contradictions are an inseparable part of every human culture. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 23, 2023

The downfall of an evil man (in our biased and moralistic assessment) is no puzzle: He had it coming to him. But when the victim was virtuous, we struggle to make sense of his tragedy. At an intuitive level, we all believe in karma #JonathanHaidt

- October 22, 2023

The downfall of an evil man (in our biased and moralistic assessment) is no puzzle: He had it coming to him. But when the victim was virtuous, we struggle to make sense of his tragedy. At an intuitive level, we all believe in karma #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 23, 2023

In truth, many Chinese students ultimately decided to stary in America not because they were attracted to democracy and the freedom of the West, but because of the materialistic pull of a developed country. #QianNing

- October 22, 2023

In truth, many Chinese students ultimately decided to stary in America not because they were attracted to democracy and the freedom of the West, but because of the materialistic pull of a developed country. #QianNing — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 22, 2023

...women who 'adjust' as housewives, who grow up wanting to be 'just a housewife,' are in as much danger as the millions who walked to their own death in the concentration camps...they ate suffering a slow death of mind and spirit. #BettyFriedan

...women who 'adjust' as housewives, who grow up wanting to be 'just a housewife,' are in as much danger as the millions who walked to their own death in the concentration camps...they ate suffering a slow death of mind and spirit. #BettyFriedan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 22, 2023

If you read a lot of novels, you will become better at actually understanding other people off the page. #JohannHari

If you read a lot of novels, you will become better at actually understanding other people off the page. #JohannHari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 22, 2023

If you want to think about thinking itself, he told me, you should see it as being like a symphony. You've got two violin sections, violas, cellos, basses [...] but it operates as a whole. It has rhythms. You need space in your life for the spotlight of focus #JohannHari

If you want to think about thinking itself, he told me, you should see it as being like a symphony. You've got two violin sections, violas, cellos, basses [...] but it operates as a whole. It has rhythms. You need space in your life for the spotlight of focus #JohannHari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 21, 2023

To take good care of ourselves, we must go back and take care of the wounded child inside of us. You have to practice going back to your wounded child every day. You have to embrace him or her terderly, like a big brother or a big sister. #ThichNhatHanh

To take good care of ourselves, we must go back and take care of the wounded child inside of us. You have to practice going back to your wounded child every day. You have to embrace him or her terderly, like a big brother or a big sister. #ThichNhatHanh — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 21, 2023

Our judgments betray our expectations, and our expectations betray our experience. What we project about the future reveals a lot--about the world we live in, and about our own past. #BrianChristian

Our judgments betray our expectations, and our expectations betray our experience. What we project about the future reveals a lot--about the world we live in, and about our own past. #BrianChristian — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 21, 2023

Instead of money freeing them from concerns or anxieties, the rich have architected and decorated their prison with their wealth and they can't escape for fear of losing it. #JoshuaBrown

Instead of money freeing them from concerns or anxieties, the rich have architected and decorated their prison with their wealth and they can't escape for fear of losing it. #JoshuaBrown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 21, 2023

However, brain growth faced a literal bottleneck: the birth canal. There were physical limits to how large a head hominid females could give birth to and still have a pelvis that would allow them to walk upright. #JonathanHaidt

However, brain growth faced a literal bottleneck: the birth canal. There were physical limits to how large a head hominid females could give birth to and still have a pelvis that would allow them to walk upright. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 20, 2023

It is a gift of belonging to a brainy species with a long history. #StevenPinker

It is a gift of belonging to a brainy species with a long history. #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 20, 2023

The interesting question is this: [in an imagined world] without people around, would you still want these things? Would the material desires you harbored when the world was full of people still be present in you if other people vanished? #DerrenBrown

The interesting question is this: [in an imagined world] without people around, would you still want these things? Would the material desires you harbored when the world was full of people still be present in you if other people vanished? #DerrenBrown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 20, 2023

When we look for the meaning of life, we want a story that will explain what reality is all about and what my particular role is in the cosmic drama. This role makes me a part of something bigger than myself, and gives meaning to all my experiences and choices. #YuvalNoahHarari

When we look for the meaning of life, we want a story that will explain what reality is all about and what my particular role is in the cosmic drama. This role makes me a part of something bigger than myself, and gives meaning to all my experiences and choices. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 20, 2023

Having strong social relationships strengthens the immune system, extends life (more than does quitting smoking), speeds recovery from surgery, and reduces the risks of depression and anxiety disorders. #JonathanHaidt

Having strong social relationships strengthens the immune system, extends life (more than does quitting smoking), speeds recovery from surgery, and reduces the risks of depression and anxiety disorders. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 20, 2023

When you give up all the fictional stories, you can observe reality with far greater clarity than before, and if you really know the truth about yourself and about the world, nothing can make you miserable. But that is of course much easier said than done. #YuvalNoahHarari

When you give up all the fictional stories, you can observe reality with far greater clarity than before, and if you really know the truth about yourself and about the world, nothing can make you miserable. But that is of course much easier said than done. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 19, 2023

When these levels [of coherence in the analysis of personality] do not cohere, you are likely to be torn by internal contradictions and neurotic conflicts. You might need adversity to knock yourself into alignment. #JonathanHaidt

When these levels [of coherence in the analysis of personality] do not cohere, you are likely to be torn by internal contradictions and neurotic conflicts. You might need adversity to knock yourself into alignment. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 19, 2023

Human nature makes us concoct explanations for its occurrence after the fact, making it explainable and predictable. #NassimNicholasTaleb

Human nature makes us concoct explanations for its occurrence after the fact, making it explainable and predictable. #NassimNicholasTaleb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 19, 2023

When humankind possesses enormous new powers, and when the threat of famine, plague and war is finally lifted, what will we do with ourselves? What will the scientists, investors, bankers and presidents do all day? Write poetry? #YuvalNoahHarari

When humankind possesses enormous new powers, and when the threat of famine, plague and war is finally lifted, what will we do with ourselves? What will the scientists, investors, bankers and presidents do all day? Write poetry? #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 19, 2023

Your ability not to treat yourself as a means to some other end will in turn allow you to better treat others as ends. #MarkManson

Your ability not to treat yourself as a means to some other end will in turn allow you to better treat others as ends. #MarkManson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 19, 2023

If [Robin's] main goal was actually to advance the world's knowledge, he should have been celebrating the wider circulation of his ideas, whether or not he got credit for them. But the more honest conclusion is that he wants individual prestige just as much... #RobinHanson

If [Robin's] main goal was actually to advance the world's knowledge, he should have been celebrating the wider circulation of his ideas, whether or not he got credit for them. But the more honest conclusion is that he wants individual prestige just as much... #RobinHanson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 18, 2023

According to the atheist, all notions of God are fictional. He is a mere fantasy, living far beyond the scope of rational thinking. But isn't a firm belief in the nonexistence of a God a religion in itself? #PaulArden

According to the atheist, all notions of God are fictional. He is a mere fantasy, living far beyond the scope of rational thinking. But isn't a firm belief in the nonexistence of a God a religion in itself? #PaulArden — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 18, 2023

To assume that sex, sexuality and skin colour mean nothing would be ridiculous. But to assume that they mean everything will be fatal. #DouglasMurray

To assume that sex, sexuality and skin colour mean nothing would be ridiculous. But to assume that they mean everything will be fatal. #DouglasMurray — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 18, 2023

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense. #GilbertKeithChesterton

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense. #GilbertKeithChesterton — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 18, 2023

If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now. #DerrenBrown

If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now. #DerrenBrown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 18, 2023

One of the most common questions I hear is, How long does it take to build a new habit? But what people really should be asking is, How many does it take to form a new habit? That is, how many repetitions are required to make a habit automatic? #JamesClear

One of the most common questions I hear is, How long does it take to build a new habit? But what people really should be asking is, How many does it take to form a new habit? That is, how many repetitions are required to make a habit automatic? #JamesClear — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 18, 2023

The parents' efforts to verbally argue the teenager into submission are in reality pushing the teenager toward rebellion. #GaryChapman

The parents' efforts to verbally argue the teenager into submission are in reality pushing the teenager toward rebellion. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 17, 2023

People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory--and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. #DanielKahneman

People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory--and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. #DanielKahneman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 17, 2023

Individual students can expect their incomes to rise roughly 8 to 12 percent for each additional year of school they complete. Nations, however, can expect their incomes to rise by only 1 to 3 percent for each additional year of school completed by their citizens... #KevinSimler

Individual students can expect their incomes to rise roughly 8 to 12 percent for each additional year of school they complete. Nations, however, can expect their incomes to rise by only 1 to 3 percent for each additional year of school completed by their citizens... #KevinSimler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 17, 2023

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income. #LordChesterfield

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income. #LordChesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 17, 2023

I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw it's fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy. #HarukiMurakami

I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw it's fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy. #HarukiMurakami — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 16, 2023

To have Christ-like character... develop the habits that Christ had, one of Saddleback's course manuals reads. [we're] simply a bundle of habits... Our goal is to help you replace some bad habits with some good habits that will help you grow in Christ's likeness #CharlesDuhigg

To have Christ-like character... develop the habits that Christ had, one of Saddleback's course manuals reads. [we're] simply a bundle of habits... Our goal is to help you replace some bad habits with some good habits that will help you grow in Christ's likeness #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 16, 2023

If we can all get just a little wiser, together, it may be enough. #TimUrban

If we can all get just a little wiser, together, it may be enough. #TimUrban — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 16, 2023

Karl Marx's criticism of capitalism was based in part on his justified claim that the Industrial Revolution had destroyed the historical relationship between craftsmen and the goods they produced. #JonathanHaidt

Karl Marx's criticism of capitalism was based in part on his justified claim that the Industrial Revolution had destroyed the historical relationship between craftsmen and the goods they produced. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 16, 2023

Self-respect and kindness to others: that's it. That's how we restore freedom to the galaxy... #RobertWebb

Self-respect and kindness to others: that's it. That's how we restore freedom to the galaxy... #RobertWebb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 16, 2023

For [Trump voters], the rhetoric of rising was more insulting than inspiring. This is not because they rejected meritocratic beliefs. To the contrary: They embraced meritocracy, but believed it described the way things already worked. #MichaelSandel

For [Trump voters], the rhetoric of rising was more insulting than inspiring. This is not because they rejected meritocratic beliefs. To the contrary: They embraced meritocracy, but believed it described the way things already worked. #MichaelSandel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2023

...ethics is urgently demanded back into sexual and emotional relations, exactly because these relations are now so crucial to the formation of self-worth and self-respect. #EvaIllouz

...ethics is urgently demanded back into sexual and emotional relations, exactly because these relations are now so crucial to the formation of self-worth and self-respect. #EvaIllouz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2023

Guilt, as the French philosopher Pascal Bruckner has diagnosed it in his book La Tyrannie de la penitence, has become a moral intoxicant in Western Europe. #DouglasMurray

Guilt, as the French philosopher Pascal Bruckner has diagnosed it in his book La Tyrannie de la penitence, has become a moral intoxicant in Western Europe. #DouglasMurray — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2023

When BMW advertises during popular TV shows or in mass-circulation magazines, only a small fraction of the audience can actually afford a BMW. But the goal is to reinforce for non-buyers the idea that BMW is a luxury brand. #RobinHanson

When BMW advertises during popular TV shows or in mass-circulation magazines, only a small fraction of the audience can actually afford a BMW. But the goal is to reinforce for non-buyers the idea that BMW is a luxury brand. #RobinHanson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2023

Men of talent have to be encouraged and goaded to engage in creative work. Their groans and laments echo through the ages. Action is a highroad to self-confidence and esteem. #EricHoffer

Men of talent have to be encouraged and goaded to engage in creative work. Their groans and laments echo through the ages. Action is a highroad to self-confidence and esteem. #EricHoffer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2023

Remember, at first glance, ants seemed like nice people too. That's why the litmus test of anyone's true colors--the revealer of which mind is running the show in their head--is how they treat people outside their tribe. #TimUrban

Remember, at first glance, ants seemed like nice people too. That's why the litmus test of anyone's true colors--the revealer of which mind is running the show in their head--is how they treat people outside their tribe. #TimUrban — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2023

In today's romantic climate, many people are plagued by what we will call the upgrade problem. Singles constantly wonder whether there is a better match, an upgrade. #AzizAnsari

In today's romantic climate, many people are plagued by what we will call the upgrade problem. Singles constantly wonder whether there is a better match, an upgrade. #AzizAnsari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2023

When they added up the figures, John and other scientists found that being disconnected from the people around you had the same effect on your health as being obese--which was, until then, considered the biggest health crisis the developed world faced. #JohannHari

When they added up the figures, John and other scientists found that being disconnected from the people around you had the same effect on your health as being obese--which was, until then, considered the biggest health crisis the developed world faced. #JohannHari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2023

For Nietzsche, one of the dangers of the men of ressentiment is that they will achieve their ultimate form of revenge, which is to turn happy people into unhappy people like themselves--to shove their misery into the faces of the happy... #DouglasMurray

For Nietzsche, one of the dangers of the men of ressentiment is that they will achieve their ultimate form of revenge, which is to turn happy people into unhappy people like themselves--to shove their misery into the faces of the happy... #DouglasMurray — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2023

Here, for example, is a joke that flirts with, but doesn't actually consummate, a norm violation: MARY: What do you call a black man flying a plane? JOHN: Uh . . . I don't know... . MARY: A pilot. What did you think, you racist?! #RobinHanson

Here, for example, is a joke that flirts with, but doesn't actually consummate, a norm violation: MARY: What do you call a black man flying a plane? JOHN: Uh . . . I don't know... . MARY: A pilot. What did you think, you racist?! #RobinHanson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2023

Sacrifice to the Graces. #LordChesterfield

Sacrifice to the Graces. #LordChesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2023

Look at my dad: He had an arranged marriage and he seems totally happy. I looked into it and this is not uncommon. People in arranged marriages start off lukewarm, but over time they really invest in each other and in general have more successful relationships. #AzizAnsari

Look at my dad: He had an arranged marriage and he seems totally happy. I looked into it and this is not uncommon. People in arranged marriages start off lukewarm, but over time they really invest in each other and in general have more successful relationships. #AzizAnsari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2023

Research shows that people who must adapt to new and chronic sources of noise (such as when a new highway is built) never fully adapt. #JonathanHaidt

Research shows that people who must adapt to new and chronic sources of noise (such as when a new highway is built) never fully adapt. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2023

You are probably not regularly being threatened with being enslaved, imprisoned, beaten, raped, or robbed. But if you were among the world's poorest billions, you would be. #GaryAHaugen

- October 12, 2023

You are probably not regularly being threatened with being enslaved, imprisoned, beaten, raped, or robbed. But if you were among the world's poorest billions, you would be. #GaryAHaugen — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2023

If Europe is to avoid sustained lethargy and regain the energy and industriousness it was once known for, it has to make bold and painful reforms to reduce its elaborate system of entitlements and to liberalize hiring and firing rules for companies. #LeeKuanYew

- October 12, 2023

If Europe is to avoid sustained lethargy and regain the energy and industriousness it was once known for, it has to make bold and painful reforms to reduce its elaborate system of entitlements and to liberalize hiring and firing rules for companies. #LeeKuanYew — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2023

A shy man no doubt dreads the notice of strangers, but can hardly be said to be afraid of them. He may be as bold as a hero in battle, and yet have no self-confidence about trifles in the presence of strangers. #CharlesDarwin

- October 12, 2023

A shy man no doubt dreads the notice of strangers, but can hardly be said to be afraid of them. He may be as bold as a hero in battle, and yet have no self-confidence about trifles in the presence of strangers. #CharlesDarwin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2023

This is what Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach have termed 'the knowledge illusion'. We think we know a lot, even though individually we know very little, because we treat knowledge in the minds of others as if it were our own. #YuvalNoahHarari

This is what Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach have termed 'the knowledge illusion'. We think we know a lot, even though individually we know very little, because we treat knowledge in the minds of others as if it were our own. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2023

Aristotle [...] emphasized focusing attention on a salient object. Its properties could then be assessed and the object assigned a category with the goal of finding the rules that governed its behavior. #ErinMeyer

Aristotle [...] emphasized focusing attention on a salient object. Its properties could then be assessed and the object assigned a category with the goal of finding the rules that governed its behavior. #ErinMeyer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2023

...never exploring is no way to live. But it's also worth mentioning that never exploiting can be every bit as bad. In the computer science definition, exploitation actually comes to characterize many of what we consider to be life's best moments. #BrianChristian

...never exploring is no way to live. But it's also worth mentioning that never exploiting can be every bit as bad. In the computer science definition, exploitation actually comes to characterize many of what we consider to be life's best moments. #BrianChristian — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2023

A major shock at the wrong time can lead to their demise. Younger companies, which are buffered against this by an initial capital endowment, become particularly vulnerable once this initial infusion is expended if they are unable to turn a significant profit. #GeoffreyWest

A major shock at the wrong time can lead to their demise. Younger companies, which are buffered against this by an initial capital endowment, become particularly vulnerable once this initial infusion is expended if they are unable to turn a significant profit. #GeoffreyWest — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2023

At the present historical moment, the best adjusted girl is probably one who's [...] able to stand on her own two feet and to earn a living, but not so good a living so as to compete with men. #BettyFriedan

At the present historical moment, the best adjusted girl is probably one who's [...] able to stand on her own two feet and to earn a living, but not so good a living so as to compete with men. #BettyFriedan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2023

Even today, Young says, marriage is the cornerstone of patriarchal power. Christine Delphy and Diana Leonard argue that marriage is one of the primary ways that men benefit from, and exploit, the work of women. #StephanieCoontz

Even today, Young says, marriage is the cornerstone of patriarchal power. Christine Delphy and Diana Leonard argue that marriage is one of the primary ways that men benefit from, and exploit, the work of women. #StephanieCoontz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2023

The expectation of intelligent gossip is a powerful motive for serious self-criticism, more powerful than New Year resolutions to improve one's decision making at work and at home. #DanielKahneman

The expectation of intelligent gossip is a powerful motive for serious self-criticism, more powerful than New Year resolutions to improve one's decision making at work and at home. #DanielKahneman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2023

The universe just does not work like a story. #YuvalNoahHarari

The universe just does not work like a story. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2023

An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn't interest her. But for her, the event does not promise meaningful interaction. In fact, she knows that the party will leave her feeling more alone and alienated. #LaurieHelgoe

An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn't interest her. But for her, the event does not promise meaningful interaction. In fact, she knows that the party will leave her feeling more alone and alienated. #LaurieHelgoe — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2023

As if our oversized brains and hairless skin didn't make us an uncanny enough species, our genes long ago decided that, in the relentless competition to survive and reproduce, their best strategy was to build ethical brains. #KevinSimler

As if our oversized brains and hairless skin didn't make us an uncanny enough species, our genes long ago decided that, in the relentless competition to survive and reproduce, their best strategy was to build ethical brains. #KevinSimler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2023

Sanity is a cozy lie. #SusanSontag

Sanity is a cozy lie. #SusanSontag — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2023

Sometimes I just shut down and don't talk to anyone for days. It's nothing personal. #SonyaTeclai

Sometimes I just shut down and don't talk to anyone for days. It's nothing personal. #SonyaTeclai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2023

...the world we live in is not really one made of rocks, trees, and physical objects; it is a world of insults, opportunities, status symbols, betrayals, saints, and sinners [...] they are a consensual hallucination. #JonathanHaidt

...the world we live in is not really one made of rocks, trees, and physical objects; it is a world of insults, opportunities, status symbols, betrayals, saints, and sinners [...] they are a consensual hallucination. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2023

...the cult of sexual experience that has swept over the cultural landscape of Western countries [...] I believe such a kind of intensely commodified sexual freedom interferes with the capacity of men and women to forge intense, all-involving meaningful bonds. #EvaIllouz

...the cult of sexual experience that has swept over the cultural landscape of Western countries [...] I believe such a kind of intensely commodified sexual freedom interferes with the capacity of men and women to forge intense, all-involving meaningful bonds. #EvaIllouz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2023

The world is full of new developments and love must also be something that innovates. Risk and adventure must be re-invented against safety and comfort. #AlainBadiou

The world is full of new developments and love must also be something that innovates. Risk and adventure must be re-invented against safety and comfort. #AlainBadiou — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2023

It is impossible for anyone not to be perfectly happy who depends entirely upon himself and who possesses in himself all that he calls his. #MarkManson

It is impossible for anyone not to be perfectly happy who depends entirely upon himself and who possesses in himself all that he calls his. #MarkManson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2023

It is not my doing that the market prizes the talents I have, or that I possess those talents in the first place. #MichaelSandel

It is not my doing that the market prizes the talents I have, or that I possess those talents in the first place. #MichaelSandel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2023

Let me insist that erudition is important to me. It signals genuine intellectual curiosity. It accompanies an open mind and the desire to probe the ideas of others. #NassimNicholasTaleb

Let me insist that erudition is important to me. It signals genuine intellectual curiosity. It accompanies an open mind and the desire to probe the ideas of others. #NassimNicholasTaleb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2023

There are two ways to make a man richer, reasoned Rousseau: give him more money or curb his desires. #AlaindeBotton

There are two ways to make a man richer, reasoned Rousseau: give him more money or curb his desires. #AlaindeBotton — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2023

...internal contradiction of white liberalism: that its paternalism, its focus on whites rather than on blacks as the agents of change, allows white supremacy to slip in the back door and once again define the fundamental relationship between whites and blacks. #ShelbySteele

...internal contradiction of white liberalism: that its paternalism, its focus on whites rather than on blacks as the agents of change, allows white supremacy to slip in the back door and once again define the fundamental relationship between whites and blacks. #ShelbySteele — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2023

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. #HenryKissinger

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. #HenryKissinger — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2023

Progressivism is also the generation of lots of new ideas--most of them untested--and inevitably, many of them will be bad ideas. The conservative resistance to progressive ideas provides an important filter. #TimUrban

Progressivism is also the generation of lots of new ideas--most of them untested--and inevitably, many of them will be bad ideas. The conservative resistance to progressive ideas provides an important filter. #TimUrban — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2023

Cultural elements, however, don't spread by the slow process of having children; they spread rapidly whenever people adopt a new behavior, technology, or belief. #JonathanHaidt