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- Our minds are susceptible to the influence of external voices telling us what we require to be satisfied, voices that may drown out the faint… Accurately
- At the heart of every frustration lies a basic structure: the collision of a wish with an unyielding reality. Basic
- There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about… Devilishly
- Without sex, we would be dangerously invulnerable. We might believe we were not ridiculous. We wouldn't know rejection and humiliation so intimately. Believe
- Literature deeply stands opposed to the dominant value system-the one that rewards money and power. Writers are on the other side-they make us sympathetic to… Afford
- Maturity: the confidence to have no opinions on many things. Confidence
- We need objects to remind us of the commitments we've made. That carpet from Morocco reminds us of the impulsive, freedom-loving side of ourselves we're… All
- The longing for a destiny is no nowhere stronger than in our romantic life. All too often forced to share our bed with those who… All
- ...if the beginnings of love and amorous politics are equally rosy, then the ends may be equally bloody. Amorous
- Social media has lots of benefits, but compared to Christianity, it tends to group people by interests. Religion puts you with people who have nothing… Benefits
- As an atheist, I think there are lots of things religions get up to which are of value to non-believers - and one of those… Atheist
- I am in general a very pessimistic person with an optimistic, day- to- day take on things. The bare facts of life are utterly terrifying.… Bare
- Architects themselves tend to shy away from the word, preferring instead to talk about the manipulation of space. Architect
- If we are inclined to forget how much there is in the world besides that which we anticipate, then works of art are perhaps a… Anticipate
- Curiosity might be pictured as being made up of chains of small questions extending outwards, sometimes over huge distances, from a central hub composed of… Blunt
- Art cannot single-handedly create enthusiasm... it merely contributes to enthusiasm and guides us to be more conscious of feelings that we might previously have experienced… Art
- The company of certain people may excite our generosity and sensitivity, while that of others awakens our competitiveness and envy. Awakens
- What am I supposed to do here? What am I supposed to think? Funny
- Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of… Company
- The activities of drawing, eating and drinking, all involve assimilations by the self of desirable elements from the world, a transfer of goodness from without… Activities
- There are selections so acute that they come to define a place, with the result that we can no longer travel through that landscape without… Acute
- If our lives are dominated by a search for happiness, then perhaps few activities reveal as much about the dynamics of this quest - in… Activities
- Unhappiness can stem from having only one perspective to play with. From
- Once I began to consider everything as being of potential interest, objects released latent layers of value. Began
- It is not just nature that defies us. Human life is as overwhelming... If we spend time in it [the vast spaces of nature], they… Accept
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