“The saddest of all tragedies - the wasted life”
“So long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist”
“The end toward which all human acts are directed is happiness.”
“Time is a valuable wealth.”
“An experimental analysis shifts the determination of behaviour from autonomous man to the environment - an environment responsible both for the evolution of the species and for the repertoire acquired by each member. Early versions of environmentalism were inadequate because they could not explain how the environment worked, and much seemed to be left for autonomous man to do. But environmental contingencies now take over functions once attributed to autonomous man, and certain questions arise. Is man then abolished ? Certainly not as a species or as an individual achiever. It is the autonomous inner man who is abolished, and that is a step forward. But does man not then become merely a victim or passive observer of what is happening to him? He is indeed controlled by his environment, but we must remember that it is an environment largely of his own making. The evolution of a culture is a gigantic exercise in self-control. It is often said that a scientific view of man leads to wounded vanity, a sense of hopelessness, and nostalgia. But no theory changes what it is a theory about; man remains what he has always been. And a new theory may change what can be done with its subject matter. A scientific view of man offers exciting possibilities. We have not yet seen what man can make of man.”
“No hay locura más grande que ver la vida como es y no como debería ser”
“Proving one’s innocence is as improbable as going to Pluto for a honeymoon. It could take away everything you had in life, dear ones, dreams, hopes and, most importantly, the right to have your freedom.”
“One can only ask to play as well as possible the notes one is given.”
“Enjoy writers and entertainers but don t substitute their synthesis of truth and reality for your own. Seek your own counsel as much as you can. Dependence on any one or anything else will eventually result in disappointment and this may be, as it always was.”
“If you don t know the exact moment when the lights will go out, you might as well read until they do.”
“So seek beauty, Miss Prim. Seek it in silence, in tranquillity; seek it in the middle of the night and at dawn. Pause to close doors while you seek it, and don t be surprised if it doesn t reside in museums or in palaces. Don t be surprised if, in the end, you find beauty to be not in Something but Someone.”
“You cannot step into the same river twice”
“The ideal is the enemy of the real.”
“You have to be grateful for the small things, when any minute might be your last.”
“वो facebook पर भी नहीं मिली जहाँ वो सारे लोग मिल जाते हैं जिनको आपअपनी लाइफ में “add as friend” नहीं करना चाहते”
“सवाल जो लंबे समय तक सवाल बने रहते हैं हम उनके एक-दो नकली जवाब सोच लेते हैं। जो सच नहीं होते लेकिन झूठ भी नहीं होते है। और सबसे अच्छी बात ये होती है कि इन नकली जवाबों के साथ जीना बहुत आसान हो जाता है। इसलिए शायद जो लोग सवाल के साथ घर से निकले वो कभी लौटे नहीं और जो लौटे उनके जवाब नकली थे”
“Possibility is miraculous.”