Quotes by Unknown – New Thinking and Openness
“To even begin to understand what is currently happening in the world, one must be open to the idea of unlearning almost everything one has learned.”
Unbekannt
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Quote on Freedom and Responsibility by Robert A. Heinlein
“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
Robert A. Heinlein
Denis Diderot on Truth and Lie
“We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.”
Denis Diderot
Fakes Are Common Now – Quote by Unknown
“Fake have become so normal that people now feel offended by honesty.”
Unbekannt
Quote by Steven Spielberg on Films and Audience Experience
“The most amazing thing for me is that every single person who sees a movie, not necessarily one of my movies, brings a whole set of unique experiences. Now, through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time.”
Steven Spielberg
School System and Obedience – John Taylor Gatto’s Critique of Educational Institutions
“The truth is that schools don’t really teach anything except how to obey orders. This is a great mystery to me because thousands of humane, caring people work in schools as teachers and aides and administrators, but the abstract logic of the institution overwhelms their individual contributions.”
John Taylor Gatto
Inspiring Quote by Johnny Depp about Life and Love
“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”
John „Johnny“ Christopher Depp II
Educated Mind Leads to Skepticism – Neil Postman
“An educated mind is practiced in the uses of reason, which inevitably leads to a skeptical outlook.”
Neil Postman
Price of Membership – Neil Postman Quote
“The price of maintaining membership in the establishment is unquestioning acceptance of authority.”
Neil Postman
Libertarianism and Individualism – Harry Browne
“A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone – not just those who have the resources to seize political power.”
Harry Browne