C Quotes
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“Confucius was a humanist and an agnostic.”
“Confucius was not so much a philsopher as a proto-ideologist: what interested him was not metaphysical Truths but rather a harmonious social order within which individuals could lead happy and ethical lives. He was the first to outline clearly what one is tempted to call the elementary scene of ideology, its zero-level, which consists in asserting the (nameless) authority of some substantial Tradition.”
“Confundir o que é bom para os mercados financeiros com o que é bom para os empregos, salários e para a vida das pessoas é um erro fatal em muitas escolhas económicas realizadas por líderes empresariais, legisladores e políticos.”
Source: WTF?: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
“Confuse not love with the raptures of possession, which bring the cruellest of sufferings. For, notwithstanding the general opinion, love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is love's opposite.”
“Confuse the enemy. Keep him in the dark on your intentions. Sometimes what seems a victory isn't really a victory and sometimes a defeat isn't really a defeat. Whether in attacking, counterattacking, or defensive tactics, the idea of attacking should remain central, to always keep the initiative.”
“Confuse them with your intelligence, baffle them with your excellence, bewilder them with your brilliance, and perplex them with your transcendence.”
“Confuse was the nurses' word for abuse.”
Source: Girl, Interrupted
“confused and Stunned, like a duck hit on the head.”
Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations
“Confused by the big city blues, he didn't know who's life he's leading. Put yourself behind the wheel, see if you can get that feel.”
“Confused by thoughts, we experience duality in life. Unencumbered by ideas, the enlightened see the one Reality.”
“Confused, fearful, starving, the last thing she’d needed was a good stout blow to the head.”
Source: God's Furry Angels
“Confused, I jumped out of bed and opened up the doors. The broom flew straight at me, tapping me lightly on the behind. “What the …?” I spun around, like a dog chasing its tail, trying to get a better look at the thing.”
Source: Old-School Witch
“Confused, I taste the steak and, as I lick my lips, I'm immediately transported with visions of Anti-Keanu and me embracing, so real it's like I'm there. He's unzipping the side of my dress and pulling it over my head. He kisses my neck, and his tongue gently licks my clavicle. My body is covered in spices---peppery and floral. I'm in a bed of flowers, now naked, his tongue exploring my body. A tribal drumbeat surrounds us, and my body rocks to the rhythm, to his touch. My neck grows hot, covered in a thin sheet of perspiration---”
Source: The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique
“Confused, I asked, "The coven's what?" "Plumber," Ivy said, looking pale as she leaned on Glenn. "You know. Stops leaks?" Oh goodie. I'm a leak.”
“Confusing a targeted audience is one of the necessary ingredients for effective mind control.”
“Confusing common causes with special causes will only make things worse.”
“Confusing speculation with investment is always a mistake.”
“Confusing the author and the character seems to be a popular and rather unsophisticated reaction to books.”
“Confusing though that place seems to be, every day of a human lifetime brings potential for exceptionally rapid spiritual growth. Completing any human Life Contract, regardless of how well or badly, a soul will gain wisdom.”
Source: Bigger than All the Night Sky: The Start of Spiritual Awakening—A Memoir
“Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal detail and complexity - rather than to fault the data for an excess of complication. Or, worse, to fault viewers for a lack of understanding.”
“Confusion and impotence are the inevitable results when the wisdom and resources of the world are substituted for the presence and power of the Spirit.”
Source: The Way to Pentecost
“Confusion and mistakes come when we forget the importance of God's word as our unwavering guide.”
“Confusion and shame rode me hard, and as much as I knew it was wrong, I needed to keep a distance from her. I couldn’t care about her. Maggie was temporary, and when she was gone, that hole I desperately tried to patch over would rip right back open. There was no point in letting her in.”
Source: The Silent Cries of a Magpie
“Confusion and uncertainty turn your brain into a breeding ground for insight and creativity.”
Source: Your Year of Wonders: Embrace Change. Grow Faster. Win Bigger.
“Confusion causes creativity.”
“Confusion comes from trying to amalgamate several conflicting ideas.”
Source: Eero Saarinen on His Work: A Selection of Buildings Dating from 1947 to 1964 with Statements by the Architect
“Confusion conditions activity, which conditions consciousness, which conditions embodied personality, which conditions sensory experiences, which conditions impact, which conditions mood, which conditions craving, which conditions clinging, which conditions becoming, which conditions birth, which conditions aging and death.”
“Confusion creates chaos, causing creativity.”
“Confusion has become a state of mind, more of less; we're trained to be confused. Quite simply, the people in power are keeping us down, keeping us docile and keeping us consuming with this confusion. It's a cultural confusion and it is deliberate.”
“Confusion has seized us, and all things go wrong,
The women have leaped from their spheres,
And, instead of fixed stars, shoot as comets along,
And are setting the world by the ears!”
“Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.”
Source: Paradise lost
“Confusion is a gift from God. Those times when you feel most desperate for a solution, sit. Wait. The information will become clear. The confusion is there to guide you. Seek detachment and become the producer of your life.”
Source: The Tao of Wu
“Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore”
“Confusion is a stairway to clarity, in a way.
Sometimes, we cross it quickly & other times we make it our home.
It just takes a little patience & retracing of steps to be back on the way.”
Source: Red Sugar, No More
“Confusion is a state of mind when a person is not clear about his priorities.”
Source: Quantraz
“Confusion is better than stupid conclusions. In confusion, there is still a possibility. In stupid conclusion, there is no possibility.”
“Confusion is caused by some, or many, agnostics refusing to believe or disbelieve God’s existence rather because of their interpretation of agnosticism or God than because they are inherently suspicious. If proved, one way or the other, they would accept either way. They seek evidence for God’s existence.”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“Confusion is created by using different techniques, performed from different directions, and having different speeds, individually or in combinations.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Confusion is not a defense.”
“Confusion is not an ignoble condition”
Source: Brian Friel Plays 1: Philadelphia, Here I Come!; The Freedom of the City; Living Quarters; Aristocrats; Faith Healer; Translations
“Confusion is the best form of communication. It's left to be unexplained.”
“Confusion is the first step toward clarity”
Source: The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay, Newly Revised and Updated
“Confusion is the main cause of worry”
“Confusion is the only state of mind we have where we are really out of our patterns and what we expect. Because of that, you're open to new experiences. The irritation in concert performances is really important. When people get really irritated, they listen on the front of their stool and ask, "What's going on?" If I deliver what they expect - sad, soft piano music - then people would just shut down.”
“Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity.”
“Confusion is what we're living with - not being able to make sense of what's happening to us from day to day. Whereas making sense is what we're aiming for - making sense.”
“Confusion lays in the heart of those that know the truth, but still insist on living with the lies.”
“Confusion makes people uncomfortable. They can't put their finger on me.”
“Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.”
“Confusion of a Writer - Sometimes I want all limelight to shine on me and sometimes I just want to vanish underneath the deep waters.”