“Love is without a doubt the laziest theory for the meaning of life, but when it actually comes a time to do it we find just enough energy to over-complicate life again. Any devil can love, whom he himself sees as, a good person who has treated him well, but to love also the polar opposite is what separates love from fickle emotions.” WellsPersonsEnoughEnergyLove IsEmotionDoubtTheoryDevilOppositesTreatedMeaning Of LifeGood PersonFicklePolar Opposites Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“The economic and social theories used by those who take part in the social struggle ought to be judged not by their objective value but primarily for their effectiveness in arousing emotions. The scientific refutation of them which can be made is useless, however correct it may be objectively.” MayMadeUsedValuesSocialEmotionStruggleEconomicTheoryOughtObjectivesUselessJudgedEffectivenessRefutationSocial Theory Book:Manual of political economy Source: Manual of political economy
“He [Aristotle] pointed out that people who had become initiates in the various mystery religions were not required to learn any facts 'but to experience certain emotions and to be put in a certain disposition.' Hence his famous literary theory that tragedy effected a purification (katharsis) of the emotions of terror and pity that amounted to an experience of rebirth.” PeopleFactsCertainEmotionMysteryTheoryTragedyTerrorVariousPityDispositionRebirthInitiatePurificationLiterary Theory Author:Karen Armstrong
“Jealousy is a potent emotion, of course, and Facebook, texting, email, fan Web pages... In theory, being someone like George Clooney's or Halle Berry's paramour - woo hoo - how great would that be? But wait a minute... er, no, probably kind of a nightmare.” KindCoursesWaitingEmotionFansMinutesTheoryPagesNightmareEmailBerriesTextingWeb Page Author:Christine Sneed
“This whole theory of alienation that intellectuals have been passing on, really is just to stop a lot of ham acting. If you fill something with a proper emotion, it didn't worry him at all.” IfsHas BeensWholeActingEmotionWorryTheoryPassingPassingsAlienationHamPassing On Author:John Hurt