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“but no one was interested in the facts. They preferred the invention because this invention expressed and corroborated their hates and fears so perfectly.”

Book:Notes of a Native Son

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“Humankind has accumulated generation upon generation of knowledge, the culmination of which is the vast and useful technological array we see everywhere in modern society. Despite this great accumulation of knowledge and technology, we still suffer from starvation and war. The difference between the past and the present is the difference between throwing rocks and shooting missiles. We are still in conflict. Suffering on a fundamental level hasn’t ceased. But we nevertheless persist in the notion that if we just amass a bit more knowledge, we’ll all be o.k. Maybe a new philosophy will do the trick, or a new system of government. But all of this has been tried many times. Knowledge builds on the past and has its place. Wisdom is beyond time. It’s the direct perception of reality as it is. And in this direct seeing of what is lies the potential of transformation—a transformation that is not merely a redecoration of the past but a transformation of humanity that embodies the eternally new.”

Philosophy Wisdom Humanity Knowledge Meditation Perception Yoga Transformation Ki Nakamura Tempu Shin Shin Toitsu Do

Book:Japanese Yoga: The Way of Dynamic Meditation

Source: Japanese Yoga: The Way of Dynamic Meditation

“Let’s just face truth. Facts! Whether or not the white man of the world is able to face truth, and facts, about the true reasons for his troubles—that’s what essentially will determine whether or not he will now survive.”

Facts Truth White Privilege

Book:The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X

“I don't know facts, and probably there aren't any to know. Whatever crazy thing people want to believe, that's what they call it, a fact.”

Facts Belief

Book:Varina

Source: Varina

“One can never be 100% certain when it comes to family lineage. One must always keep an open mind, willing to go wherever the facts may lead.”

Facts Open Mind Ancestors Genealogy Family Tree Family Line

Book:One Immigrant's Legacy: The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009: A Biographical Record of Revolutionary War Veteran Capt. John George Overmire and His Descendants

Source: One Immigrant's Legacy: The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009: A Biographical Record of Revolutionary War Veteran Capt. John George Overmire and His Descendants

“Assumptions aren’t facts; they’re opportunities for research and testing.”

Facts Opportunity Research Testing Assumptions

Author:Laurie Buchanan, PhD

“Ngoài chuyện đọc sách, giáo dục trẻ con là cái mà người Việt luôn tầm sư học đạo. Tình hình rối như canh hẹ. Lúc thì người ta khuyên nhau nên nuôi con thành nhẫn nại, khiêm nhường “như người Nhật”. Lúc khác thì lại phải biến chúng thành quyết đoán, phá cách “như người Mỹ”. Buổi sáng thì tới khóa học “Bí quyết nuôi con thông minh của người Do Thái”, buổi tối lại nghiền ngẫm triết lý được cho là của Nhật rằng “trẻ em không cần phải quá thông minh; thông minh, học giỏi không hẳn là một điều tốt.”

Facts Humor Education

Book:Bức Xúc Không Làm Ta Vô Can

Source: Bức Xúc Không Làm Ta Vô Can

“There: see? Done with the facts already. The facts are easy to say; I say them all the time. This isn't about them. This is about whatever is cut from the frame of narrative. The fat remnants, broken bones, gristle, untender bits.”

Facts

Book:Bandit: A Daughter's Memoir

Source: Bandit: A Daughter's Memoir

“عندما يفسد رأس الرعية يصبح الفساد ديدنا عاما في البلد، وعندما تكون البلد محاصرة فإنه لا تعود هناك فرصة للهواء النظيف أن يدخل إلى الغرف الخانقة، وعندما تضيق الأرزاق وينعدم الأمل يبرر الناس لأنفسهم كل عمل سيء بدعوى الاضطرار والضرورة.”