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Socrates was put to death because most people, rightfully prefer myth to critical thinking. Strauss understood that Athens and Jerusalem are two competing ideals, two mutually exclusive models, for organizing society. Athens espouses the ideal of negative capability, but Jerusalem espouses the ideal of obedience to the Divine Law.
Zohar Atkins • The Liberal Arts Are Dying Because Liberalism is Dying
How to Take Notes like a Literature PhD | from Commonplace Book to Encyclopedia
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If I write rapidly, putting down my story exactly as it comes into my mind, only looking back to check the names of my characters and the relevant parts of their back stories, I find that I can keep up with my original enthusiasm and at the same time outrun the self-doubt that’s always waiting to settle in.
Stephen King • On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
Only silence enables us to say something unheard of. The compulsion of communication, by contrast, leads to the reproduction of the same, to conformism:
So it’s not a problem of getting people to express themselves but of providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. Repressive forces don’t stop
Byung-Chal Han • Vita Contemplativa
But it’s like boobs are Velcro. You can practically hear the ripping sound when a guy finally looks up.
Bev Potter • Why Can’t Men Stop Staring At Our Boobs?
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an
exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
--John Steinbeck
exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
--John Steinbeck
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Justin Long: Scream King
a.k.a. Designated Heater
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There's a funny thing that happens sometimes in some studio movies. You're watching a space drama about the power of love starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway when-- SURPRISE! Matt Damon.
Matt Damon has built a reputation for random, memorable cameo appearances --"Interstellar", of course,
... See moreSeeking a friend for the end of the world
Directed by: Lorene Scafaria
Written by: Lorene Scafaria
the vibe at the end of the world is scary. of course.
it’s impossible to argue with the fact that everything you know, everyone you’ve met, this whole life experience you’ve had will come to an end. that all that came before this moment did not and will
... See more a child, I grew up with strong feelings
Deep feelings of who I am and what is important in life
I felt one with the world
Living and caring was one
As I became older, culture took over
The stories I heard began to color my life
I went to school
I learned that adults and experts know—not children
I learned that knowledge is external—not internal
Kicked out