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Quote by Lev Shestov

“It is not man who pursues truth, but truth man.”

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Lev Shestov (February 13, 1866 - November 19, 1938) was a prominent Russian philosopher of the 20th century, known for his profound contributions to existentialism and religious philosophy. more

“Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person. When we are armed with compassion and understanding, we fight not against other people, but against the tendency to invade, to dominate, and to exploit.”

People Humans Persons Fighting Understanding Human Beings Compassion Enemy Violence Ignorance Injustice Tendencies Exploits

Book:Anger

Source: Anger

“Agriculture is the process of turning eco-systems into people.”

People Process Agriculture Eco

Author:Toby Hemenway

“It is only with local [agriculture] that we can manage the complexity and care that sustainability requires.”

Care Locals Manage Complexity Sustainability Agriculture

Author:Vandana Shiva

“Be the first to not do what nobody has ever thought of not doing before.”

Firsts

Author:Brian Eno

“It is not the project but the living process that will be the measure of our actions.”

Action Process Projects Our Actions

Book:Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt to Peak Oil and Climate Change

Source: Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt to Peak Oil and Climate Change

“If you're mad at someone for being excited and inspired by your art then you're doing it wrong.”

Ifs Art Mad Inspired Excited Mad At Someone

Author:Azealia Banks

“One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible. Time and time again, conflicts are resolved through shifts that were unimaginable at the start.”

Vision Effects Conflict Unimaginable

Author:Nelson Mandela

“We are trying to make the world a better place, but that is not necessarily what we accomplish. Many of the problems which preoccupy us are basically insoluble.”

World Trying Problem Accomplish Better Place

Author:George Soros

“It reminds me that those of us who turn in disgust from what we consider an overinflated liberal-bourgeois sense of self should be careful what we wish for: our denuded networked selves don't look more free, they just look more owned.”

Should Looks Self Turns Wish Careful Be Careful Disgusting Bourgeois Sense Of Self

Author:Zadie Smith

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