“The contradiction is this: man rejects the world as it is, without accepting the necessity of escaping it. In fact, men cling to the world and by far the majority do not want to abandon it.” MenWorldWantFactsAcceptingMajorityContradictionRejectsAbandonEscaping Author:Albert Camus
“Today we must abandon competition and secure cooperation. This must be the central fact in all our considerations of international affairs; otherwise we face certain disaster. Past thinking and methods did not prevent world wars. Future thinking must prevent wars...The stakes are immense, the task colossal the time is short. But we may hope- we must hope- that man's own creation, man's own genius, will not destroy him.” ThinkingMenWorldMayWarFactsTodayPastFacesCertainCreationGeniusTasksMethodCompetitionAffairInternationalDisasterSecureWar Of The WorldsConsiderationAbandonCooperationStakesImmensePeacemakingColossalInternational AffairsFuture Thinking Author:Albert Einstein
“Joy is a part of my process. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that poetry, as a practice, necessitates a sense of joy. It's exhilarating to come into contact with the things we write into being. And a real sense of play and abandon even when we are relying on hard-won technique, and even when the aim is deadly serious. How often do we get the excuse to stop, think, and then stop thinking altogether and try to listen to what sits behind our outside of our thoughts? Poets are lucky.” ThinkingWritingTryingRealHardPlayFactsJoyPoetryProcessBehindsPracticeSeriousPoetLuckyAimExcuseTechniqueContactAbandonOur ThoughtsExhilarating Author:Tracy K. Smith
“Hypothesis is a toll which can cause trouble if not used properly. We must be ready to abandon our hypothesis as soon as it is shown to be inconsistent with the facts.” IfsFactsUsedCausesTroubleAtheismReadyPositive AtheismAbandonHypothesisInconsistentTolls Book:The Art of Scientific Investigation Source: The Art of Scientific Investigation
“It's not reckless, because when we leap, when we dive in, when we begin, only begin, we bring our true nature to the project, we make it personal and urgent. And it's not abandon, not in the sense that we've abandoned our senses or our responsibility. In fact, abandoning the fear of fear that is holding us back is the single best way not to abandon the work, the pure execution of the work. Later, there's time to backpedal and water down. But right now, reckless please.” WayFactsWaterResponsibilityPleaseRight NowPureProjectsSensesBest WayAbandonLeapAbandonedExecutionUrgentRecklessTrue Nature Author:Seth Godin