“Democracy is essentially a means, a utilitarian device for safeguarding internal peace and individual freedom. As such it is by no means infallible or certain. Nor must we forget that there has often been much more cultural and spiritual freedom under an autocratic rule than under some democracies and it is at least conceivable that under the government of a very homogeneous and doctrinaire majority democratic government might be as oppressive as the worst dictatorship.” MeanGovernmentMightSpiritualCertainIndividualForgetDemocracyWorstMajorityDemocraticInternalsDevicesDictatorshipInfallibleIndividual FreedomUtilitarianSpiritual FreedomDemocratic GovernmentHomogeneousSafeguardingInternal Peace Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“And so when we talk about intangible values remember that they cannot be separated from the others. The conservation of waters, forests, soils, and wildlife are all involved with the conservation of the human spirit. The goal we all strive toward is happiness, contentment, the dignity of the individual, and the good life. This goal will elude us forever if we forget the importance of the intangibles.” IfsHumansRememberSpiritValuesIndividualGoalWaterForgetForeverInvolvedDignityImportanceEnvironmentalStriveForestsSoilContentmentGood LifeConservationHuman SpiritWildlifeIntangibleEludeElude Us Author:Sigurd F. Olson
“The revulsion from an unwanted self, and the impulse to forget it, mask it, slough it off and lose it, produce both a readiness to sacrifice the self and a willingness to dissolve it by losing one's individual distinctness in a compact collective whole.” SelfWholeIndividualLosesForgetSacrificeSocietyProduceLosingImpulseMaskCollectivesWillingnessForget ItReadinessUnwantedCompactRevulsionSlough Book:THE TRUE BELIEVER Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER
“The self-bound individual always forgets that his self would be safeguarded better and automatically the more he prepares himself for the welfare of mankind, and that in this respect no limits are set for him.” SelfWould BeIndividualForgetMankindLimitsBoundsWelfare Author:Alfred Adler
“There's people that focus on the game and forget about the art. There's that specific special individual that can do both.” PeopleArtGamesIndividualCan DoForgetFocusSpecialMma Author:Conor McGregor
“Imagine that leader of all the enemy, in that great plain of Babylon, sitting on a sort of throne of smoking flame, a horrible and terrifying sight. Watch him calling together countless devils, to despatch them into different cities till the whole world is covered, forgetting no province or locality, no class or single individual.” WorldDifferentWholeTogetherIndividualForgetCitiesLeaderEnemyClassWatchesImagineCallingDevilSittingSightWhole WorldHorribleFlamesSmokingCoveredImagine ThatThronesProvincesBabylonLocality Book:The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Source: The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
“Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.” ShouldGovernmentEvilIndividualForgetMankindConscienceJudgementAnarchistUsurpation Author:William Godwin
“To take the choice of another ... to forget their concrete reality, to abstract them, to forget that you are a node in a matrix, that actions have consequences. We must not take the choice of another being. What is community but a means to ... for all we individuals to have ... our choices.” MeanRealityActionChoicesIndividualCommunityForgetConsequenceAbstractConcreteOur ChoicesActions Have Consequences Author:China Mieville
“It's rare that we actively and consciously 'forget'; most of the time we have simply forgotten, with no consciousness of having forgotten. In individuals, the phenomenon is called 'denial'; in entire cultures and nations, it's usually called 'history.” CultureIndividualNationsForgetConsciousnessHistoryForgottenDenialPhenomenon Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“The hours spent viewing TV are hours not available for actively participating in the real world, or playing, or being involved with friends and family. Watching television is an individual activity that tends to discourage interaction with others; as viewing time increases, family communication time decreases. As family communication decreases, people grow more distant from each other and may even forget how to carry on a good conversation.” PeopleWorldMayRealIndividualGrowsHoursForgetTelevisionTvsCommunicationInvolvedActivityConversationIncreaseAvailableReal WorldInteractionFamily And FriendsDiscouragingDecreaseParticipatingWatching TelevisionGood ConversationInteraction With Others Author:Louise Hart
“Never hesitate to show your own staff that you need help. They need to be reminded how important they are to the process. In life and in business, we rely on each other to be responsible for individual tasks that benefit everyone. People sometimes forget how much interdependence there really is in a successful business. Learn the art of asking for help to empower and motivate others, and you will have learned a very powerful management strategy.” PeopleNeedsArtImportantSometimesHelpingShowsIndividualProcessForgetPowerfulSuccessfulBenefitsTasksAskingResponsibleManagementStrategyRelyEmpoweringStaffVery PowerfulBeing ResponsibleInterdependenceSuccessful BusinessNeed HelpAsking For Help Author:Georgette Mosbacher