#philosophy

Some people build houses others build people; of the two I would rather be of the latter ↗

— rassool jibraeel snyman

#motivational #philosophical #philosophical-musings #philosophy #attitude

I do not think either virginity or old age contemptible, and some of the shrewdest minds I have met inhabited the bodies of old maids. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#marriage #mind #mindfulness #philosophy #theology

There is a perennial classical question that asks which part of the motorcycle, which grain of sand in which pile, is the Buddha. Obviously to ask that question is to look in the wrong direction, for the Buddha is everywhere. But just as obviously to ask the question is to look in the right direction, for the Buddha is everwhere. ↗

— Robert M. Pirsig

#art

Why is it acceptable to do such horrible things in the name of staying alive? Would it not have been better had I died with my innocence intact? ↗

— Michel Templet

#philosophy #war #home

Non-fiction can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies. ↗

— V.S. Naipaul

#writing-philosophy #inspirational

A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age ... pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives. They don't want to be who they are any more. They want out. This list includes Thurston Howell the Third, Ann-Margret, the cat members of Rent, Václav Havel, space shuttle astronauts and Snuffleupagus. It's universal. ↗

— Douglas Coupland

#humour #life #philosophy #age

Part of what is wrong with the view of American imperialism is that it is antithetical to our interests. We are better off when people are governing themselves. I'm sure there is some guy that will tell you that philosophy is no different from the Roman Empire's. Well, it is fundamentally different. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#antithetical #better #better off #different #empire

O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men scattered about into the social enjoyment of life. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#age

Love itself is what is left over when being "in love" has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. ↗

— Louis de Bernières

#philosophy #art

I always wanted to see if I could sell a movie to the public without doing any marketing because my philosophy was like, 'Hey man, I'm reaching my audience everyday. I'm twittering with them. I'm in direct contact with them on the podcast.' ↗

— Kevin Smith

#any #audience #because #contact #could