“I will not underrate the importance [of equipment]... But I insist that the trained mind is the first thing, and for scouting a fool on horseback is worth less than a wise man on foot.”
Source: National Life from the Standpoint of Science
“Keep your section solvent, keep your job.”
Source: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 132, Issue 6, June 2012
“...cultivation of the right mindset and the use of the right mental attitude are the ultimate goals that will deliver to us the life we have only dreamed of thus far...”
Source: Reboot Your Money Mindset: Surprising Strategies For Mastering Wealth
“I see practical enlightenment as becoming comfortable with the idea that some suffering is always inevitable, that no matter what you do, life is comprised of failures, loss, regrets, and even death.”
Source: The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, Rewire Your Mindset, The Fitness Mindset, Meltdown 4 Books Collection Set
“Why don't you live for the people. Why don't you struggle for the people. Why don't you die for the people.”
“We'd arrested him for making a speech seeking equality, and thrown him in a makeshift prison camp, open to the elements on one of the coldest nights of the year, and here he was inviting us in for a cup of tea. It was hard to dislike the man, let alone classify him as a mortal foe.”
Source: Smoke and Ashes
“I live bigger than your labels.
-Samantha N.”
Source: I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure
“...that when the Platypus was discovered, scientists said it was a paradox. But Pirsig’s point was it was never a paradox or an oddity. It didn’t make sense only to the scientists because they viewed the nature of animals according to their own classification, when nature did not have any.”
Source: Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
“When I die — I’ll turn into wind,
And live above your rooftop, free.
Alisa cried, smiling through her tears.
And continued:
When you die — you’ll become the sun,
And still, you'll be above me.”
Source: Death’s Beloved: She fell in love with death
“If I believed a giant Platypus was coming to liberate humanity and save us all, it would still make more sense than the climate denial people do......”