#sk

for at blive accepteret, for at blive holdt af, for at opnå anerkendelse, lod jeg mig selv blive ham den onde. ↗

— Olav Hergel

#sleiman #men

Jeg er opvokset et sted, der er opkaldt efter krat og grøft, og jeg vil aldrig kunne vaske det væk fra mine årer, fra mit blod, fra min sved. Jeg blev formet dér, jeg blev støbt dér, jeg blev ødelagt dér, men jeg blev også til menneske og mand dér. ↗

— Olav Hergel

#menneske #opvokset #sleiman #men

Risk management seemed to have completed its transformation into pure entertainment. Dudley seemed the epitome of a risk manager who would drown crossing a river that was 12 inches in depth on average. ↗

— Satyajit Das

#risk #money

Given the power and influence that science increasingly has in our daily lives, it is important that we as citizens of an open and democratic society learn to separate good science from bunk. This is not just a matter of intellectual curiosity, as it affects where large portions of our tax money go, and in some cases even whether people’s lives are lost as a result of nonsense. ↗

— Massimo Pigliucci

#skepticism #money

Nothing in the tangible word that isn't living has any value beyond a dollar amount. Considering that dollars can only buy more tangible and inanimate objects, it would seem a far more worthwhile goal to instead learn to place value on the treasures of the mind. Memories, knowledge and skill together are the only things we will ever actually own. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#knowledge #materialism #mind #money #objects

Failure is necessary to succeed and will become your biggest blessing. ↗

— Lynn Bardowski

#fear #lynn-bardowski #motivational-quotes #motivational

Be thankful for the people who have stood by you and cheered you on, but don't forget to be thankful for the ones that said it could not be done. Writing a book is no small task and even the skeptics can help you get where you want to be! ↗

— C.K. Webb

#ck-webb #motivation #skeptics #supporters #writing

In one of his puckish moods Saul talked the president of a university into letting him anonymously take an examination being administered to candidates for a doctorate in community organization. "Three of the questions were on the philosophy of and motivations of Saul Alinsky," writes Saul. "I answered two of them incorrectly. ↗

— Nicholas von Hoffman

#community #funny #organization #political #radical

Isn't this enough? Just this world? Just THIS? ↗

— Tim Minchin

#music #religion #skepticism #song-lyrics #spirituality

Oh my gosh, don’t you both look pretty!” We looked like rejects from the auditions for The Sound of Music. “I will have to buy them – they are meant to be yours!” Karla waved her credit card around like a wand. “What a shame they didn’t have one in green for me. But then, it is a young girl’s style. I would’ve looked foolish. ↗

— Joss Stirling

#karla #phee #phoenix #sky #stealing-phoenix