English Quotes

Western strategists test their maxims by victories in battles; Sun Tzu tests by victories where battles have become unnecessary. #HenryKissinger — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 6, 2026

The most sacred laws of justice are the laws which guard the life and person of our neighbor. #AdamSmith

The most sacred laws of justice are the laws which guard the life and person of our neighbor. #AdamSmith — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 6, 2026

[...] addiction isn't a disease. Addiction is an adaptation. It's not you--it's the cage you live in. #JohannHari

[...] addiction isn't a disease. Addiction is an adaptation. It's not you--it's the cage you live in. #JohannHari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 5, 2026

The search for the ultimate foundation is as much an unremovable part of European culture as is the denial of the legitimacy of this search. #LeszekKolakowski

The search for the ultimate foundation is as much an unremovable part of European culture as is the denial of the legitimacy of this search. #LeszekKolakowski — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 5, 2026

[Love] takes us into key areas of the experience of what is difference and [...] the idea that you can experience the world from the perspective of difference. In this respect it has universal implications: it is an individual experience of potential universality #AlainBadiou

[Love] takes us into key areas of the experience of what is difference and [...] the idea that you can experience the world from the perspective of difference. In this respect it has universal implications: it is an individual experience of potential universality #AlainBadiou — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 5, 2026

Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment. #HarukiMurakami

Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment. #HarukiMurakami — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 5, 2026

[On Bari people's practice] The secondary fathers were expected to provide the child with fish and game, with the result that a child with a secondary father was twice as likely to live to the age of fifteen as a brother or sister without such a father. #StephanieCoontz

[On Bari people's practice] The secondary fathers were expected to provide the child with fish and game, with the result that a child with a secondary father was twice as likely to live to the age of fifteen as a brother or sister without such a father. #StephanieCoontz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 5, 2026

The idea that life is suffering is a relatively universal truism of religious thinking. This is the first of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism as well as a key Hindu concept. #JordanPeterson

The idea that life is suffering is a relatively universal truism of religious thinking. This is the first of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism as well as a key Hindu concept. #JordanPeterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 5, 2026

I wouldn't call myself an atheist. I neither deny nor accept that there is a God. #LeeKuanYew

I wouldn't call myself an atheist. I neither deny nor accept that there is a God. #LeeKuanYew — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 4, 2026

I use transparency to focus on improving the team. I find that the team itself usually can address individual performance issues. #JeffSutherland

I use transparency to focus on improving the team. I find that the team itself usually can address individual performance issues. #JeffSutherland — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 4, 2026

A sensory gating disorder was the most common explanation for the schizophrenia experienced by John Nash--the Nobel Laureate mathematician depicted in A Beautiful Mind--who was able to detect patterns no one else could, and yet also was prone to delusions... #RobertKolker

A sensory gating disorder was the most common explanation for the schizophrenia experienced by John Nash--the Nobel Laureate mathematician depicted in A Beautiful Mind--who was able to detect patterns no one else could, and yet also was prone to delusions... #RobertKolker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 4, 2026

In political practice, we must be both 'the arrow and the bull's eye', because the old worldview is also still present within us. #AlainBadiou

In political practice, we must be both 'the arrow and the bull's eye', because the old worldview is also still present within us. #AlainBadiou — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 4, 2026

...distinguish those things that move you toward your goals from those things that seem urgent but are really just distractions. If you define a realistic purpose early on and execute your strategy flexibly, you will wind up leading a purposeful life. #DavidBrooks

...distinguish those things that move you toward your goals from those things that seem urgent but are really just distractions. If you define a realistic purpose early on and execute your strategy flexibly, you will wind up leading a purposeful life. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 4, 2026

...tribes, like the individuals within them, are prone to biased fairness, allowing group-level self-interest to distort their sense of justice. #JoshuaGreene

...tribes, like the individuals within them, are prone to biased fairness, allowing group-level self-interest to distort their sense of justice. #JoshuaGreene — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 3, 2026

The moderate does not admire abstract schemes but understands that it is necessary to legislate along the grain of human nature, and within the medium in which she happens to be placed. #DavidBrooks

The moderate does not admire abstract schemes but understands that it is necessary to legislate along the grain of human nature, and within the medium in which she happens to be placed. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 3, 2026

I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around. #CharlesBukowski

I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around. #CharlesBukowski — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 3, 2026

We seek the validation of the world when we are, inside, unconvinced that we are quite deserving. #TheSchoolOfLife

We seek the validation of the world when we are, inside, unconvinced that we are quite deserving. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 3, 2026

When we resolve one major anxiety, we imagine that we will be satisfied and calm will descend. But all we're really ever doing is freeing up space for an even more poisonous and aggressive worry to spring forth, as it always will. #TheSchoolOfLife

When we resolve one major anxiety, we imagine that we will be satisfied and calm will descend. But all we're really ever doing is freeing up space for an even more poisonous and aggressive worry to spring forth, as it always will. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 3, 2026

...attorney Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt describe this process [of critical race Theory] as a kind of reverse cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which makes its participants less mentally and emotionally healthy than before. #HelenPluckrose

...attorney Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt describe this process [of critical race Theory] as a kind of reverse cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which makes its participants less mentally and emotionally healthy than before. #HelenPluckrose — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 3, 2026

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing. #LordChesterfield

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing. #LordChesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 2, 2026

Technological distraction--just getting emails and calls--caused a drop in the workers' IQ by an average of ten points. To give you a sense of how big that is: in the short term, that's twice the knock to your IQ that you get when you smoke cannabis. #JohannHari

Technological distraction--just getting emails and calls--caused a drop in the workers' IQ by an average of ten points. To give you a sense of how big that is: in the short term, that's twice the knock to your IQ that you get when you smoke cannabis. #JohannHari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 2, 2026

It is a wonderful thing to live in a world where so many people are nice to children. It would be even better if we lived in one where we were a little nicer to the childlike sides of one another. #AlaindeBotton

It is a wonderful thing to live in a world where so many people are nice to children. It would be even better if we lived in one where we were a little nicer to the childlike sides of one another. #AlaindeBotton — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 2, 2026

[Asexual] men tell me that people of all genders assume that they are secret incels who hide behind a made-up identity. Such is the trap: Even when a man doesn't want sex, he can be lumped in with the men who will kill in their desire to have it. #AngelaChen

[Asexual] men tell me that people of all genders assume that they are secret incels who hide behind a made-up identity. Such is the trap: Even when a man doesn't want sex, he can be lumped in with the men who will kill in their desire to have it. #AngelaChen — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 2, 2026

As the volatility of the job market and of individual careers increases, would people be able to cope? We would probably need far more effective stress--reduction techniques--ranging from drugs through neuro-feedback to meditation--to prevent the Sapiens mind from snapping.

As the volatility of the job market and of individual careers increases, would people be able to cope? We would probably need far more effective stress--reduction techniques--ranging from drugs through neuro-feedback to meditation--to prevent the Sapiens mind from snapping. — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 1, 2026

Even infants seem to use laughter intentionally, to communicate their emotional state to their interaction partners. #KevinSimler

Even infants seem to use laughter intentionally, to communicate their emotional state to their interaction partners. #KevinSimler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 1, 2026

...whereas the rich being sensible, if I may say so, in every part of their possessions, it was much easier to do them mischief, and therefore more incumbent upon them to guard against it #JeanJacquesRousseau

...whereas the rich being sensible, if I may say so, in every part of their possessions, it was much easier to do them mischief, and therefore more incumbent upon them to guard against it #JeanJacquesRousseau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 1, 2026

It is the most ambitious and driven among us who are the most sorely in need of having our reckless hopes dampened through immersive dousings in the darkness which religions have explored. #AlaindeBotton