“It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent. On the contrary, teachings can be either taken or dismissed; whereas voting is the only thing the average person can do to force everyone to live how they would prefer. A simple vote is among the largest yet most acceptable forms of bigotry, and that is because people play the card only when they feel that in doing so it conveniences themselves.” PeopleFeelsPersonsSaidPlayFormStrongForceCan DoSimpleTakenTeachingPrideVoteFilledAveragePhilosopherConvictionDuesContraryCardsVotingBigotryAcceptableTheologianConvenienceAverage PersonEvangelists Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“My projects have typically taken a long time to complete. Buildings might take on average about five to seven years to finish, but in my case it's been longer, because the projects I have accepted within the past 15 years have been mostly government projects, and those involve some politics and funding issues, and approvals and so forth. So they're slower.” YearsLongHas BeensGovernmentMightPastCasesIssuesTakenFiveBuildingProjectsLong TimeSevenAverageAcceptedApprovalSeven YearsFunding Author:I. M. Pei
“I think of the self-actualizing man not as an ordinary man with something added, but rather as the ordinary man with nothing taken away. The average man is a full human being with dampened and inhibited powers and capabilities.” ThinkingMenHumansSelfHuman BeingsTakenOrdinaryAverageCapabilityOrdinary ManAverage Man Author:Abraham Maslow