Wisdom

There is a lot of work out there to take people out of the loop in things like medical diagnosis. But if you are taking humans out of the loop, you are in danger of ending up with a very cold form of AI that really has no sense of human interest, human emotions, or human values.

Sometimes a psychic tells you something and it feels wrong and others may be right on the money. It's your choice about whom to trust, and giving that trust is something we do ourselves.

Imagine how extraordinary the world would be if everyone believed the only man capable of evil…was himself.

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor?

I have heard the hollow, shallow laughter of the world. I have heard the genuine laughter of the beaming young Christian. I know there is a difference.

It [the Quit India Resolution] was very far from being the Gita, but like Gita it suffered from flood of explanations, commentaries, and interpretations.

In the end, only the truth will survive.

The vision is always for the appointed time.

Compassion means knowing that I may never find that person who understands my pain but through my struggle I can become one who understands.

A man’s greatest treasures are his illusions - Durzo Blint.

In an honest effort to gain understanding, asking questions do not, necessarily, imply a conclusion has been determined. They can be used to avoid making the wrong judgement. If building trust is the ultimate goal - there is no need to be defensive, or feel threatened by any inquiry.

Sadly, semi-consciousness, along with daydreaming, is a capacity that is actively discouraged among children in schools, and our society is much poorer and harsher as a consequence. The value of liminal space and transitional imagination remain personally and culturally undeveloped.

...It is in the very fundamentals of evil that one always condemns it when they see it but rationalizes it when they do it.

You can't blame a writer for what the characters say.

Qualsiasi uomo notevole, chiunque cioè non appartenga a quei 5/6 dell'umanità dotati tanto miseramente dalla natura, rimarrà dopo I quarant'anni difficilmente esente da una certa traccia di misantropia.

The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage.

I was saying the right things, but not the really true things.

Everyone has got something to gift. Your gift lies in the flame of your soul.

Greediness of getting more deprives ... The enjoyment of what it had got.