“What is the special privilege of youth? It is, I think, the power of looking forward, the firm belief that the future holds something that is worth possessing, and that, therefore, one can let the present moment drop from one without regret and without fear.” ThinkingMomentsBeliefSpecialYouthRegretPrivilegeFirmPresent MomentLooking ForwardPossessingFirm Beliefs Book:Edith Sitwell: fire of the mind : an anthology Source: Edith Sitwell: fire of the mind : an anthology
“It is always difficult to escape from youth; its hopefulness, its optimistic belief in the privileges of desire, its despair, and its sense of outrage and injustice at disappointment, all these spring on a man inflicting indelicate agony when he is no longer prepared.” MenDesireBeliefDifficultYouthDespairSpringPreparedInjusticePrivilegeDisappointmentOptimisticAgonyOutrageHopefulness Book:The Galantrys Source: The Galantrys
“A famous bon mot asserts that opinions are like arse-holes, in that everyone has one. There is great wisdom in this... but I would add that opinions differ significantly from arse-holes, in that yours should be constantly and thoroughly examined.We must think critically, and not just about the ideas of others. Be hard on your beliefs. Take them out onto the verandah and beat them with a cricket bat.... Be intellectually rigorous. Identify your biases, your prejudices, your privilege.” ThinkingShouldIdeasHardBeliefOpinionBeatsPrejudiceAddPrivilegeHolesBatsCricketArsesGreat Wisdom Author:Tim Minchin