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“The preoccupation with what should be is estimable only when the respect for what is has been exhausted.”

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Jose Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher born on May 9, 1883, and died on October 18, 1955. He is known for his work in the philosophy of knowledge and culture, and for his analysis of the nature of man and society. more

“Only one same reason is shared by all of us: we wish to create worlds as real as, but other than the world that is. Or was. This is why we cannot plan. We know a world is an organism, not a machine. We also know that a genuinely created world must be independent of its creator; a planned world (a world that fully reveals its planning) is a dead world. It is only when our characters and events begin to disobey us that they begin to live.”

Knows World Real Reason Character Wish Plans Events Machines Independent Creator Planning Organisms

Book:THE FRENCH LIEUTENTANT'S WOMAN

Source: THE FRENCH LIEUTENTANT'S WOMAN

“There's always more to a story than a body can see from the fenceline.”

Stories Body

Author:Barbara Kingsolver

“Laughter was the shape the darkness took around the first appearance of the light.”

Firsts Light Darkness Shapes Laughter Appearance

Author:W. S. Merwin

“Recipes are not assembly manuals. Recipes are guides and suggestions for a process that is infinitely nuanced. Recipes are sheet music.”

Process Guides Suggestions Sheets Recipes Assembly Manuals Sheet Music

Book:The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen

Source: The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen

“To teach is to delight.”

Teach Delight

Author:Horace

“Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.”

Want Politician Exciting Calm Smoking Marijuana Enjoyable

Author:David Hockney

“Many people will tell you that an expert is someone who knows a great deal about the subject. To this I would object that one can never know much about any subject. I would much prefer the following definition: an expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in the subject, and how to avoid them.”

People Knows Made Deals Mistake Worst Subjects Objects Definitions Following Experts

Author:Werner Heisenberg

“Never waste a crisis.”

Waste Crisis

Author:Paul Romer

“Prudence never kindled a fire in the human mind; I have no hope for conservation born of fear.”

Mind Humans Born Fire Human Mind Conservation Prudence No Hope

Book:Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)

Source: Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)

“Unlike memory, which confirms and reinforces itself, history contributes to the disenchantment of the world.”

World Memories Disenchantment

Book:Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945

Source: Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945

Quote by Jose Ortega y Gasset

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