"Geniuses are not always pleasant people." — Karen Armstrong

"Geniuses are not always pleasant people."

— Karen Armstrong

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105 Quotes by Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong has 105 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They…
Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from…
We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about…
Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all…
Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a…
Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which…
All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.
Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.
I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is…
Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.

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More Always Pleasant Quotes

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The spirit of gratitude is always pleasant and satisfying because it carries with it a sense of helpfulness to others;… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
It is always pleasant to learn that someone takes an interest in a work which one enjoyed writing — James Schuyler
The thought of writing was always pleasant, but the process was painful — Monica Denise Brown
Conclusions are not always pleasant. — James W. Loewen
Integrity is unity of the personality; it implies being brutally honest with ourselves about our intentionality. Since intentionality is inextricably… — Stephen A. Diamond
It seems I have a hard time being attracted to someone unless I respect what they do on some level.… — Eric Stoltz
Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have… — Richard Armour
Preachers are always pleasant company when they are off duty. — Mark Twain
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant. — Helen Keller
It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well. — George Santayana
Jo's eyes sparkled, for it's always pleasant to be believed in; and a friend's praise is always sweeter than a… — Louisa May Alcott
Enjoyment, on the other hand, is not always pleasant, and it can be very stressful at times. A mountain climber,… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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