English Quotes

Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance #Thucydides — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 16, 2024

As the instinctual nature of the bird dictates the building of a nest, so the instinctual nature of the in-love experience pushes us to do outlandish and unnatural things for each other. #GaryChapman

As the instinctual nature of the bird dictates the building of a nest, so the instinctual nature of the in-love experience pushes us to do outlandish and unnatural things for each other. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2024

Everyone needs idle time, or slack time. If no one has slack time, WIP gets stuck in the system. Or more specifically, stuck in queues, just waiting. #GeneKim

Everyone needs idle time, or slack time. If no one has slack time, WIP gets stuck in the system. Or more specifically, stuck in queues, just waiting. #GeneKim — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2024

Semi-consciously, kindness also seems incompatible with sexual desirability. #TheSchoolOfLife

Semi-consciously, kindness also seems incompatible with sexual desirability. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2024

We live in sexually interesting times, meaning a culture which manages to be simultaneously hypersexualized and to retain its Puritan underpinnings, in precisely equal proportions. #LauraKipnis

We live in sexually interesting times, meaning a culture which manages to be simultaneously hypersexualized and to retain its Puritan underpinnings, in precisely equal proportions. #LauraKipnis — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2024

...even today, when people argue for diversity and, thus, for racial preferences, black students are effectively Sambo-ized. They are assigned an inferiority so intractable that nothing overcomes it, not even good schools and high family incomes. #ShelbySteele

...even today, when people argue for diversity and, thus, for racial preferences, black students are effectively Sambo-ized. They are assigned an inferiority so intractable that nothing overcomes it, not even good schools and high family incomes. #ShelbySteele — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 15, 2024

...the right of conquest being in fact no right at all, it could not serve as a foundation for any other right, the conqueror and the conquered ever remaining with respect to each other in a state of war, unless the conquered ... freely choose their conqueror #JeanJacquesRousseau

...the right of conquest being in fact no right at all, it could not serve as a foundation for any other right, the conqueror and the conquered ever remaining with respect to each other in a state of war, unless the conquered ... freely choose their conqueror #JeanJacquesRousseau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2024

International wars became rare only after 1945, largely thanks to the new threat of nuclear annihilation. #YuvalNoahHarari

International wars became rare only after 1945, largely thanks to the new threat of nuclear annihilation. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2024

If there is one thing developmental psychologists have learned over the years, it is that parents don't have to be brilliant psychologists to succeed. They don't have to be supremely gifted teachers. #DavidBrooks

If there is one thing developmental psychologists have learned over the years, it is that parents don't have to be brilliant psychologists to succeed. They don't have to be supremely gifted teachers. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2024

But the most important lesson I have learned in my twenty years of research on morality is that nearly all people are morally motivated. #JonathanHaidt

But the most important lesson I have learned in my twenty years of research on morality is that nearly all people are morally motivated. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2024

Exodus is not just describing a ragtag group of people wandering around in the desert. It is describing how resilient people are made. It's an eternal story of spiritual and moral formation that happens again and again and again. #DavidBrooks

Exodus is not just describing a ragtag group of people wandering around in the desert. It is describing how resilient people are made. It's an eternal story of spiritual and moral formation that happens again and again and again. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2024

Most eras before our own knew that solitude didn't have to be a sign of wretchedness or deficiency. There were ways of being on one's own that could be filled with honour and an impression of communion with what is noble and sincere #TheSchoolOfLife

Most eras before our own knew that solitude didn't have to be a sign of wretchedness or deficiency. There were ways of being on one's own that could be filled with honour and an impression of communion with what is noble and sincere #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 14, 2024

...the attempt to remove an unpleasant thought can guarantee it a place on your frequent-play list of mental ruminations. #JonathanHaidt

...the attempt to remove an unpleasant thought can guarantee it a place on your frequent-play list of mental ruminations. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2024

The narrower and rarer the identity you choose for yourself, the more everything will seem to threaten you. For that reason, define yourself in the simplest and most ordinary ways possible. #MarkManson

The narrower and rarer the identity you choose for yourself, the more everything will seem to threaten you. For that reason, define yourself in the simplest and most ordinary ways possible. #MarkManson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2024

[Flow] is the state of total immersion in a task that is challenging yet closely matched to one's abilities. It is what people sometimes call being in the zone. Csikszentmihalyi called it flow because it often feels like effortless #JonathanHaidt

[Flow] is the state of total immersion in a task that is challenging yet closely matched to one's abilities. It is what people sometimes call being in the zone. Csikszentmihalyi called it flow because it often feels like effortless #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2024

In fact, happiness is one of the most highly heritable aspects of personality. Twin studies generally show that from 50 percent to 80 percent of all the variance among people in their average levels of happiness can be explained by differences in their genes... #JonathanHaidt

In fact, happiness is one of the most highly heritable aspects of personality. Twin studies generally show that from 50 percent to 80 percent of all the variance among people in their average levels of happiness can be explained by differences in their genes... #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2024

This experiment of making mortality a medical experience is just decades old. It is young. And the evidence is it is failing. #AtulGawande

This experiment of making mortality a medical experience is just decades old. It is young. And the evidence is it is failing. #AtulGawande — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2024

The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. #MilanKundera

The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. #MilanKundera — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 13, 2024

[It is public opinion social media exploits] and public opinion that has no patience for ambiguity, context, or breaks with tradition. Public opinion is not looking to change or to be challenged; it is what wants a band to keep making songs exactly like the [past] hit #JennyOdell

[It is public opinion social media exploits] and public opinion that has no patience for ambiguity, context, or breaks with tradition. Public opinion is not looking to change or to be challenged; it is what wants a band to keep making songs exactly like the [past] hit #JennyOdell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2024

I am who I am, and I'm focused on that, and being a great CEO of Apple. #TimCook

I am who I am, and I'm focused on that, and being a great CEO of Apple. #TimCook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2024

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. #CocoChanel

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. #CocoChanel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2024

Reason is... the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. #DavidHumel

Reason is... the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. #DavidHumel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2024

Writers who from the first write about heavy topics may eventually [...] find themselves faltering under the very weight of that material [...] they may, to some degree or other, find themselves backed into a corner when forced to think of what to write next. #HarukiMurakami

Writers who from the first write about heavy topics may eventually [...] find themselves faltering under the very weight of that material [...] they may, to some degree or other, find themselves backed into a corner when forced to think of what to write next. #HarukiMurakami — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2024

Observe the actual flow of body and mind. You will see thoughts, emotions and desires appear and disappear without much reason and without any command from you, just as different winds blow from this or that direction and mess up your hair. #YuvalNoahHarari

Observe the actual flow of body and mind. You will see thoughts, emotions and desires appear and disappear without much reason and without any command from you, just as different winds blow from this or that direction and mess up your hair. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 12, 2024

What monotheism undoubtedly did was to make many people far more intolerant than before, thereby contributing to the spread of religious persecutions and holy wars. #YuvalNoahHarari

What monotheism undoubtedly did was to make many people far more intolerant than before, thereby contributing to the spread of religious persecutions and holy wars. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2024

The gull sees farthest who flies highest. #RichardBach

The gull sees farthest who flies highest. #RichardBach — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2024

Do not talk of fame and reputation, either of yourselves or others. Such conversations are illusions and do not contribute to your joy and peace. Your conversations help create your world. Speak of delight, not dissatisfaction. Speak of hope, not despair. #WilliamMartin

Do not talk of fame and reputation, either of yourselves or others. Such conversations are illusions and do not contribute to your joy and peace. Your conversations help create your world. Speak of delight, not dissatisfaction. Speak of hope, not despair. #WilliamMartin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2024

Anger is, in the Stoic analysis, caused by the violent collision of hope and reality. #TheSchoolOfLife

Anger is, in the Stoic analysis, caused by the violent collision of hope and reality. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2024

...our inability to master what we could call the emotional dimensions of our lives: our understanding of ourselves, our capacity to deal with our lovers, children and colleagues, our degrees of self-confidence, our handle on calm and self-compassion. #TheSchoolOfLife

...our inability to master what we could call the emotional dimensions of our lives: our understanding of ourselves, our capacity to deal with our lovers, children and colleagues, our degrees of self-confidence, our handle on calm and self-compassion. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2024

In Chinese culture, children are taught not to just hear the explicit words but also to focus on how something is said, and on what is not said. #ErinMeyer

In Chinese culture, children are taught not to just hear the explicit words but also to focus on how something is said, and on what is not said. #ErinMeyer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 11, 2024

People say things to me like - it's really cool that you don't go out and get drunk all the time and go to clubs - I appreciate that, but I'm kind of an introverted kind of person just by nature. #EmmaWatson

People say things to me like - it's really cool that you don't go out and get drunk all the time and go to clubs - I appreciate that, but I'm kind of an introverted kind of person just by nature. #EmmaWatson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2024

Maybe we are trying to meet every single person in order to be sure we have the best. Maybe we have it all wrong. #AzizAnsari

Maybe we are trying to meet every single person in order to be sure we have the best. Maybe we have it all wrong. #AzizAnsari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2024

An even when we simply acknowledge the elephant to ourselves, in private, we burden our brains with self-consciousness and the knowledge of our own hypocrisy. These are the real downsides, not to be shrugged off. #RobinHanson

An even when we simply acknowledge the elephant to ourselves, in private, we burden our brains with self-consciousness and the knowledge of our own hypocrisy. These are the real downsides, not to be shrugged off. #RobinHanson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2024

Until today, high intelligence always went hand in hand with a developed consciousness. Only conscious beings could perform tasks that required a lot of intelligence [but] new types of non-conscious intelligence [developed] can perform such tasks far better #YuvalNoahHarari

Until today, high intelligence always went hand in hand with a developed consciousness. Only conscious beings could perform tasks that required a lot of intelligence [but] new types of non-conscious intelligence [developed] can perform such tasks far better #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2024

The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure. Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites. #YuvalNoahHarari

The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure. Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2024

There was a shift from blame to self-blame in cases of break-up and abandonment, from the 19th century towards today. #EvaIllouz

There was a shift from blame to self-blame in cases of break-up and abandonment, from the 19th century towards today. #EvaIllouz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 10, 2024

[Eisenhower] was a fanatic about both preparation and then adaptation: The plans are nothing, but the planning is everything, he would say. Or, Rely on planning, but never trust plan #DavidBrooks

[Eisenhower] was a fanatic about both preparation and then adaptation: The plans are nothing, but the planning is everything, he would say. Or, Rely on planning, but never trust plan #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2024

It is indeed the case that we philosophers work at night, after the day of the true becoming of a new truth. Yes, we hope, we believe that one day the 'bright obvious' will rise up motionless, in the stellar coldness of its ultimate form. It will be the last stage... #AlainBadiou

It is indeed the case that we philosophers work at night, after the day of the true becoming of a new truth. Yes, we hope, we believe that one day the 'bright obvious' will rise up motionless, in the stellar coldness of its ultimate form. It will be the last stage... #AlainBadiou — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2024

Just as divine authority was legitimised by religious mythologies, and human authority was justified by the liberal story, so the coming technological revolution might establish the authority of Big Data algorithms, while undermining [individual freedom]. #YuvalNoahHarari

Just as divine authority was legitimised by religious mythologies, and human authority was justified by the liberal story, so the coming technological revolution might establish the authority of Big Data algorithms, while undermining [individual freedom]. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2024

But the existence of the objective conditions, of possibilities or of freedom is not yet enough: it is necessary to know them, and know how to use them. #AntonioGramsci

But the existence of the objective conditions, of possibilities or of freedom is not yet enough: it is necessary to know them, and know how to use them. #AntonioGramsci — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2024

We are pragmatists. We don't stick to any ideology. Does it work? Let's try it, and if it does work, fine, let's continue it. If it doesn't work, toss it out, try another one. We are not enamored with any ideology. #LeeKuanYew

We are pragmatists. We don't stick to any ideology. Does it work? Let's try it, and if it does work, fine, let's continue it. If it doesn't work, toss it out, try another one. We are not enamored with any ideology. #LeeKuanYew — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2024

There was a balance. It wasn't because humans lived in balance with nature. Humans died in balance with nature. #HansRosling

There was a balance. It wasn't because humans lived in balance with nature. Humans died in balance with nature. #HansRosling — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 9, 2024

When you finally break through the Plateau of Latent Potential, people will call it an overnight success. #JamesClear

When you finally break through the Plateau of Latent Potential, people will call it an overnight success. #JamesClear — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2024

There is a glorious rainbow that beckons those with the spirit of adventure. And there are rich findings at the end of that rainbow. #LeeKuanYew

There is a glorious rainbow that beckons those with the spirit of adventure. And there are rich findings at the end of that rainbow. #LeeKuanYew — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2024

Behind every problem, there's a question trying to ask itself. Behind every question, there's an answer trying to reveal itself. Behind every answer, there's an action trying to take place. And behind every action, there's a way of life trying to be born. #VishenLakhiani

Behind every problem, there's a question trying to ask itself. Behind every question, there's an answer trying to reveal itself. Behind every answer, there's an action trying to take place. And behind every action, there's a way of life trying to be born. #VishenLakhiani — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2024

Living life in a pragmatic, utilitarian manner turns you into a utilitarian pragmatist. The How do I succeed? questions quickly eclipse the Why am I doing this? questions. #DavidBrooks

Living life in a pragmatic, utilitarian manner turns you into a utilitarian pragmatist. The How do I succeed? questions quickly eclipse the Why am I doing this? questions. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2024

The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time. #HarukiMurakami

The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time. #HarukiMurakami — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2024

This molecular component [...] is crucial for collagen formation. And that will be perfectly true [...] but there is no reason to believe that anyone is deficient in it or that smearing it on your face will make any difference to your appearance. #BenGoldacre

This molecular component [...] is crucial for collagen formation. And that will be perfectly true [...] but there is no reason to believe that anyone is deficient in it or that smearing it on your face will make any difference to your appearance. #BenGoldacre — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 8, 2024

So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn't a story. #YuvalNoahHarari

So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn't a story. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2024

The final moment of success is often no more thrilling than the relief of taking off a heavy backpack at the end of a long hike. If you went on the hike only to feel that pleasure, you are a fool. #JonathanHaidt

The final moment of success is often no more thrilling than the relief of taking off a heavy backpack at the end of a long hike. If you went on the hike only to feel that pleasure, you are a fool. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2024

Sometimes people who feel fear in the human realm drop to a very low level of consciousness in their relationships and seek the safety and security of competence in the impersonal word of machines, mathematics, or abstract thought. #NathanielBranden

Sometimes people who feel fear in the human realm drop to a very low level of consciousness in their relationships and seek the safety and security of competence in the impersonal word of machines, mathematics, or abstract thought. #NathanielBranden — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2024

There is a type of underconfidence that arises specifically when we grow too attached to our own dignity and become anxious around any situation that might seem to threaten it. #TheSchoolOfLife

There is a type of underconfidence that arises specifically when we grow too attached to our own dignity and become anxious around any situation that might seem to threaten it. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2024

There is only one reality--the reality knowable to reason. And if man does not choose to perceive it, there is nothing else for him to perceive; if it is not of this world that he is conscious, then he is not conscious at all. #NathanielBranden

There is only one reality--the reality knowable to reason. And if man does not choose to perceive it, there is nothing else for him to perceive; if it is not of this world that he is conscious, then he is not conscious at all. #NathanielBranden — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2024

[Emotional slavery] We think we must constantly strive to keep everyone happy. If they don't appear happy, we feel responsible and compelled to do something about it. This can easily lead us to see the very people who are closest to us as burdens. #MarshallRosenberg

[Emotional slavery] We think we must constantly strive to keep everyone happy. If they don't appear happy, we feel responsible and compelled to do something about it. This can easily lead us to see the very people who are closest to us as burdens. #MarshallRosenberg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 7, 2024

As governments and corporations succeed in hacking the human operating system, we will be exposed to a barrage of precision-guided manipulation, advertisements and propaganda. #YuvalNoahHarari

As governments and corporations succeed in hacking the human operating system, we will be exposed to a barrage of precision-guided manipulation, advertisements and propaganda. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 6, 2024

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. #BettyFriedan

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. #BettyFriedan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 6, 2024

It is innate temperament, acting on a view of the facts necessarily incomplete, that has inspired so many different teachers. #Schopenhauer

It is innate temperament, acting on a view of the facts necessarily incomplete, that has inspired so many different teachers. #Schopenhauer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 6, 2024

...people followed Moses because his words were thoughtful, not because he spoke them well. #SusanCain

...people followed Moses because his words were thoughtful, not because he spoke them well. #SusanCain — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 6, 2024

So dare to live your precious days on Earth to their fullest, true to yourself, with open heart and thoughtful mind, and with the courage to change what doesn't work and accept the consequences. You may find that you can fly farther than you ever imagined. #VishenLakhiani

So dare to live your precious days on Earth to their fullest, true to yourself, with open heart and thoughtful mind, and with the courage to change what doesn't work and accept the consequences. You may find that you can fly farther than you ever imagined. #VishenLakhiani — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 6, 2024

'That's so 60's!'-the entire decade having been mocked so effectively that social protest seems outlandish and 'so last century,' just another style excess like love beads and Nehru jackets. No, rebellion won't pose a problem for this social order. #LauraKipnis

'That's so 60's!'-the entire decade having been mocked so effectively that social protest seems outlandish and 'so last century,' just another style excess like love beads and Nehru jackets. No, rebellion won't pose a problem for this social order. #LauraKipnis — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 5, 2024

This constant connection--and the difficulty of maintaining any kind of silence or interiority--is already a problem, but after the 2016 election it seemed to take on new dimensions [assaulting ourselves with information and misinformation, at a frankly inhumane rate] #JennyOdell

This constant connection--and the difficulty of maintaining any kind of silence or interiority--is already a problem, but after the 2016 election it seemed to take on new dimensions [assaulting ourselves with information and misinformation, at a frankly inhumane rate] #JennyOdell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 5, 2024

But nowadays thinkers, politicians and even economists are calling to supplement or even replace GDP with GDH--gross domestic happiness. After all, what do people want? They don't want to produce. They want to be happy. #YuvalNoahHarari

But nowadays thinkers, politicians and even economists are calling to supplement or even replace GDP with GDH--gross domestic happiness. After all, what do people want? They don't want to produce. They want to be happy. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 5, 2024

...attention undergirds every other kind of meaningful refusal: it allows us to reach Thoreau's higher perspective, and forms the basis of a disciplined collective attention that we see in successful strikes and boycotts whose laser-like focus withstood... #JennyOdell

...attention undergirds every other kind of meaningful refusal: it allows us to reach Thoreau's higher perspective, and forms the basis of a disciplined collective attention that we see in successful strikes and boycotts whose laser-like focus withstood... #JennyOdell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 5, 2024

And to understand the workings of our own heart we have to keep on making new reference cards. We have to dust things off every once in a while, let in fresh air, change the water in the flower vases. In other words, you'll live forever in your own private library #HarukiMurakami

And to understand the workings of our own heart we have to keep on making new reference cards. We have to dust things off every once in a while, let in fresh air, change the water in the flower vases. In other words, you'll live forever in your own private library #HarukiMurakami — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 5, 2024

It does us little good to scale the heights if we are climbing the wrong mountain or if we have propped our ladder against the wrong wall. #RichardEyre

It does us little good to scale the heights if we are climbing the wrong mountain or if we have propped our ladder against the wrong wall. #RichardEyre — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 4, 2024

The reality of your life is always now. And to realize this, we will see, is liberating. In fact, I think there is nothing more important to understand if you want to be happy in this world. #SamHarris

The reality of your life is always now. And to realize this, we will see, is liberating. In fact, I think there is nothing more important to understand if you want to be happy in this world. #SamHarris — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 4, 2024

...from the moment it appeared advantageous to any one man to have enough provisions for two, equality disappeared, property was introduced, work became indispensable [...] where slavery and misery were soon seen to germinate and grow up with the crops. #JeanJacquesRousseau

...from the moment it appeared advantageous to any one man to have enough provisions for two, equality disappeared, property was introduced, work became indispensable [...] where slavery and misery were soon seen to germinate and grow up with the crops. #JeanJacquesRousseau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 4, 2024

Companies aren't families. They're battlefields in a civil war. #CharlesDuhigg

Companies aren't families. They're battlefields in a civil war. #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 4, 2024

How can we distinguish what is biologically determined from what people merely try to justify through biological myths? A good rule of thumb is 'Biology enables, Culture forbids.' Biology is willing to tolerate a very wide spectrum of possibilities. #YuvalNoahHarari

How can we distinguish what is biologically determined from what people merely try to justify through biological myths? A good rule of thumb is 'Biology enables, Culture forbids.' Biology is willing to tolerate a very wide spectrum of possibilities. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 3, 2024

Rely on planning, but never trust plans. #DavidBrooks

Rely on planning, but never trust plans. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 3, 2024

A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure. #HenryKissinger

A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure. #HenryKissinger — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 3, 2024

Wisdom, says Sternberg, is the tacit knowledge that lets a person balance two sets of things. First, wise people are able to balance their own needs, the needs of others, and the needs of people or things beyond the immediate interaction (e.g., institutions...) #JonathanHaidt