“Nowadays, to say that we are clever animals is not to say something philosophical and pessimistic but something political and hopeful - namely, if we can work together, we can make ourselves into whatever we are clever and courageous enough to imagine ourselves becoming. This is to set aside Kant's question "What is man?" and to substitute the question "What sort of world can we prepare for our great grandchildren?” IfsMenWorldEnoughTogetherPoliticalAnimalImagineBecomingPhilosophicalCleverHopefulWorking TogetherCourageousSubstitutesGrandchildrenPessimisticTogether We CanGreat Grandchildren Book:Truth and Progress: Philosophical Papers Source: Truth and Progress: Philosophical Papers
“I do love poop. I can't help it. The heart wants what it wants. I enjoy being clever and pithy and political, but nothing's going to get me like dumb stuff.” WantHeartI CanHelpingPoliticalStuffEnjoyCleverDumbPoopPithyDumb Stuff Author:Sarah Silverman
“Her seductive power, however, did not lie in her looks [...]. In reality, Cleopatra was physically unexceptional and had no political power, yet both Caesar and Antony, brave and clever men, saw none of this. What they saw was a woman who constantly transformed herself before their eyes, a one-woman spectacle.Her dress and makeup changed from day to day, but always gave her a heightened, goddesslike appearance. Her words could be banal enough, but were spoken so sweetly that listeners would find themselves remembering not what she said but how she said it.” MenLooksSaidEnoughRealityEyeRememberPoliticalLyingSawsChangedDressesBraveAppearanceCleverMakeupTransformedListenersDay To DaySeductiveOne WomanPolitical PowerClever ManAntony Author:Robert Greene