#elves

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#behavior #choice #corrosive #economic #economic growth

I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. ↗

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

#here #i #know #order #ourselves

The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself. ↗

— James Wolcott

#conned #government #lies #media #ourselves

My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do. ↗

— Tina Yothers

#dad #did #everything #i #involved

I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us. ↗

— Barry Gibb

#around #drag #eldest #few #i

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#end #let us #may #method #our

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#comes #end #final #genuine #loneliness

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#improve #must #ourselves #over #victories

I would obviously like to have been arriving in Valencia with the title still up for grabs, let's not kid ourselves, but even though Valentino has won, the season is not over for me. ↗

— Sete Gibernau

#been #even #grabs #i #kid

I think we were just coming out and being ourselves, instead of operating within boundaries that other people had created. We decided to do away with those boundaries. ↗

— Michael Giles

#being #boundaries #coming #created #decided