“No matter how substandard you feel your skill or talent may be, If you never produce your art, the world will always remain deprived of it.” IfsWorldFeelsMayArtMatterTalentProduceSkillsDeprived Author:Derek R. Audette
“If you want to know what true art is: Go outside on a clear night, wait until it gets very, very dark, then look up! You will see no rules of composition, no evidence of superior technique. Yet, you will be staring into the very face of pure, unadulterated beauty and wonder. That is the unattainable Ideal for which I must constantly strive.” IfsKnowsWantLooksArtFacesNightWaitingDarkWonderClearPureArt IsEvidenceIdealsStriveTechniqueSuperiorsStaringLook UpCompositionUnattainable Author:Derek R. Audette
“Without compassion, true gratitude is an impossibility. If we are to feel gratitude towards another for their deeds, then we must have compassion for the suffering and self-sacrifice which they endured in carrying out those deeds. If their actions were free of suffering or sacrifice, then are they truly deserving of gratitude?” IfsLifeFeelsSelfActionSufferingCompassionSacrificeGratitudeDeedsImpossibilityDeservingSelf Sacrifice Author:Derek R. Audette
“If you're going to condemn a people based on the actions of the worst of its ranks; take a good look at the worst of your people first and judge yourself.” PeopleIfsLifeFirstsLooksActionWorstJudgingLooking Good Author:Derek R. Audette
“If it turns out that physical death truly results in the absolute cessation of consciousness, then it would seem to me that in the grand truth of things, every human who has ever lived, who has not committed every minute of their lives toward an effort in finding a cure for mortality, has died as an utter and miserable failure.” IfsLifeHumansSeemsTurnsResultsEffortConsciousnessMinutesFindingsDiedAbsolutesCommittedCuresMiserableMortality Author:Derek R. Audette
“It would seem to me that If this physical life, of which we are now aware, does indeed comprise the entirety of human experience, then what we seem to intuitively know to be true is entirely backwards. For if this is the case, then it must be the despicable tyrant, free of any moral values, and not the selfless compassionate who sacrifices himself for the good of mankind that is truly the one most deserving of our reverence and emulation.” IfsKnowsLifeHumansDoeSeemsValuesMoralCasesSacrificeMankindBeing TrueCompassionateTyrantsReverenceSelflessBackwardsHuman ExperienceDeservingDespicableMoral ValuesEntiretyEmulation Author:Derek R. Audette
“If a person, in a position of authority, wants someone to believe a lie, usually all they have to do is tell it to them. If they want someone to believe a ridiculous lie, all they have to do is tell it to them enough.” IfsWantBelievePersonsEnoughLyingPoliticsPositionAuthorityRidiculous Author:Derek R. Audette
“Lesson number one in trying to develop the ability of independent thought: Understand that EVERYTHING the government says has the potential to be lies and deception. You can believe it's the truth only after you question, exhaust every avenue, and find that their story checks out. If you're a patriot, it's your duty to always question your government anyway, at every turn. A patriot is loyal to his country and his countrymen, not his government.” IfsTryingBelieveCountryStoriesGovernmentLyingTurnsPoliticsAbilityNumbersDutyLessonsIndependentChecksDeceptionLoyalPatriotAvenuesCountrymenIndependent ThoughtEvery Avenue Author:Derek R. Audette
“My government currently runs things only because the people 'allow' them to run things. It is my responsibility that I do everything I can to keep tabs on my government, keep them honest and make sure that they always act for the good of the people. They must be reminded that they hold no power over the people that the people do not wish for them to hold. If the government begins working in a way that the people don't agree with, they must be made to know that we will rip it to its very foundations and replace it with something that does.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayDoeMadeI CanGovernmentRunningPoliticsWishResponsibilityHonestAgreeFoundationRip Author:Derek R. Audette
