Nassim Nicholas Taleb book The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010), p. 45
Source: Chocolat
Nassim Nicholas Taleb book The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010), p. 45
Umberto Eco (1932–2016) Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
Source: Postscript to the Name of the Rose
Morris Kline (1908–1992) American mathematician
Source: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times (1972), p. 176
“No process of reform will succeed without national reconciliation.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2012, Yangon University Speech (November 2012)
Context: No process of reform will succeed without national reconciliation. [... ] National reconciliation will take time, but for the sake of our common humanity, and for the sake of this country’s future, it is necessary to stop incitement and to stop violence.
“If, at the limit, you can rule without crime, you cannot do so without injustices.”
Emil M. Cioran book History and Utopia
History and Utopia (1960)
“The thought process can never be complete without articulation.”
Stephen King book The Stand
Source: The Stand
Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871) British mathematician, philosopher and university teacher (1806-1871)
Introductory Chapter, pp.9-10
The Differential and Integral Calculus (1836)
“[Connecting is] a constant process of giving and receiving -- of asking for and receiving help.”
Keith Ferrazzi (1966) American businessman and writer
Never Eat Alone