#no

It is precisely by binding things together that traditional visions perpetuate themselves and the prejudgments contained within them; and it is by insisting on prising things apart that we have liberated ourselves from them ↗

— Ernest Gellner

#change #ideas #knowledge #thought #change

The moment a man buries the God of his ancestors, the God preached to him but not experienced by him, is life-changing. Blessed are the fortunate few who can stride away from the gravesite of their ancestral divinity resurrected into their own complete humanity. ↗

— Victor E. Smith

#change

I shot up out of my chair. “Change of plans. Finish your drink so we can go.” Jay responded flatly, “Go where exactly?” “I’m not sure but we’ll know it when we see it.” He looked at his glass and back to me. “Why bother?” I looked him the eye, seeing pain there and forcing myself not to flinch from it. “Because pity parties suck” I started walking toward the exit and over my shoulder asked “You coming?” He downed the rest of his drink and followed me out the door. ↗

— Amanda Kelly

#pity #strong-women #change

It makes it difficult to decide which to go see, since no film about say, some tragic genocide in Africa is going to get a bad review even if it's poorly made. ↗

— Terry Zwigoff

#africa #bad #bad review #decide #difficult

What I did in my youth is hundreds of times easier today. Technology breeds crime. ↗

— Frank Abagnale

#crime #did #easier #hundreds #i

When I turn thirty, in thirty days or so, I might be feeling old, so I’ll probably call my grandma up, because as old as I’ll feel, she’ll be feeling older. Twelve years older.  ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#birthday #grandma #nonsense #old #old-age

Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#enough #get #holding #holding on #ideas

The ocean, after all, is not about stability but about change. Change is normal. Everything changes. All the time. ↗

— Wendy Williams

#science #change

There's no need to travel further. The Los Angeles area is big enough for us. ↗

— Marvin Davis

#area #big #big enough #enough #further

Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity. ↗