#i

Now the night's breath responds to the sea, which I can scarcely hear from here, as it reminisces about its shipwrecks. ↗

— Joë Bousquet

#sea #surrealism #surreal

There was the dream of happiness and then there was what was real. ↗

— Elizabeth Brundage

#real-life #dreams

Look, Aerin, preparation is only half the challenge of winning a debate.” “And the other half?” He had her now. “You have to choose the right side.” “Your side, you mean.” She bristled. “No, the losing side.” “What?” “Always choose the weaker side.” “Why would I do that?” Doubt edged her voice, but now she was sitting erect, her feet flat on the floor. “Because then you have further to go to prove your case.” He eased the feet of his chair down. “In a debate, there are two sides. If both make a good argument, then the less popular side wins because that side had further to go to prove its point. Simple logistics.” “If you don’t care which side wins.” She frowned. “It’s a debate. It doesn’t matter which side wins.” “You mean it doesn’t matter to you.” The tone in her voice unsettled him. Or maybe it was the fact that that her criticism disturbed him at all. “It’s a class,” he said. “The point is to flesh out the different sides of an argument.” “And you don’t care if the truth gets lost in the shuffle. Don’t you believe in anything?! ↗

— Anne Osterlund

#belief #debate #debating #challenge

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#criticism

To acquire true self power you have to feel beneath no one, be immune to criticism and be fearless. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#criticism

When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#philosophy #criticism

For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime. ↗

— Bruce Lee

#criticism

A little learning is a dangerous thing. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#learning #poetry #sophomoric #criticism

Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do. ↗

— Betty White

#criticism

I used rebellion as a way to hide out. We use criticism as a fake participation. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#rebellion #criticism