“I believe there are only two unstoppable forces in the universe. One is love, the other is intelligence. I also believe that a person’s capacity to love is directly related to their intelligence level, just as hate corresponds to a person’s level of ignorance. The only thing that makes it impossible…”— Damien Echols, amazon.com
“I believe there are only two unstoppable forces in the universe. One is love, the other is intelligence. I also believe that a person’s capacity to love is directly related to their intelligence level, just as hate corresponds to a person’s level of ignorance. The only thing that makes it impossible…”— Damien Echols, amazon.com
“I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.”— Hermann Hesse, amazon.com
“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”— Robert Fulghum, amazon.com
“No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.”— Jean Houston, thethingswesay.com
“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”— Patrick Rothfuss, amazon.com
“It is true that I miss intelligent companionship, but there are so few with whom I can share the things that mean so much to me that I have learned to contain myself. It is enough that I am surrounded with beauty.”— Jon Krakauer, amazon.com
“Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.”— Joseph Addison, amazon.com
“It was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.”— Joseph Heller, amazon.com
“Holy places are dark places. It is life and strength, not knowledge and words, that we get in them. Holy wisdom is not clear and thin like water, but thick and dark like blood.”— C. S. Lewis, amazon.com
“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”— Carl Sagan, amazon.com
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”— Richard P. Feynman, amazon.com
“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.”— Washington Irving, goodreads.com
“No matter how strong you are, no matter how smart you are or tough you can be, the world will find a way to break you. And when it does, the only thing you can do is hold on.”— Taylor Jenkins Reid, amazon.com