“...there is only one thing that a philosopher can be relied on to do...Well, a philosopher can always contradict other philosophers.”— William James, theatlantic.com
“Trump’s political career began in advocacy of birtherism. But long before that, he had made his worldview clear.”— Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com
“Barack Obama delivered to black people the hoary message that if they work twice as hard as white people, anything is possible. But Trump’s counter is persuasive: Work half as hard as black people, and even more is possible”— Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com
“The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.”— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, amazon.com
“It's always a nice feeling, having people think that you feel things much deeper than you're allowed to say, but this isn't true. If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That's enough.”— Shel Silverstein, theatlantic.com
“I think it’s foolish for people to want to be happy. Happy is so momentary—you’re happy for an instant and then you start thinking again. Interest is the most important thing in life. Happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous.”— Georgia O’Keeffe, goodreads.com
“We all want to find ways to get out of our minds. That’s why spirituality, yoga, and the meditation industry have become so huge—people are trying to train their brain to be quiet.”— Alexandra Roxo, vogue.com
“Certainly not every Trump voter is a white supremacist, just as not every white person in the Jim Crow South was a white supremacist. But every Trump voter felt it acceptable to hand the fate of the country over to one.”— Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com
“Asserting that Trump’s rise was primarily powered by cultural resentment and economic reversal has become de rigueur among white pundits and thought leaders. But evidence for this is, at best, mixed.”— Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com
“White Americans elected an orcish reality-TV star who insists on taking his intelligence briefings in picture-book form.”— Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com
“What's the difference between opinions and assholes? I've never licked my girlfriend's opinion.”— bursucelu, reddit.com
“For me, literature is a way of enlarging myself by learning about people who are not like me.”— Anne Fadiman, theatlantic.com
“Floods cause greater property damage and more deaths than tornadoes or hurricanes.”— Ian Bogost, theatlantic.com
“Whatever its merits, the European position is rooted in its experiences that the free market of ideas can fail—disastrously.”— Mila Versteeg, theatlantic.com
“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.”— Søren Kierkegaard, amazon.com