John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer
November 8
Quotes from Daily Negations (2007)
The New Gods (1969)
John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer
November 8
Quotes from Daily Negations (2007)
“I asked myself childish questions and proceeded to answer them.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Susanna Kaysen book Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted (1994)
Context: It’s important to cultivate detachment. One way to do this is to practice imagining yourself dead, or in the process of dying. If there’s a window, you must imagine your body falling out the window. If there’s a knife, you must imagine the knife piercing your skin. If there’s a train coming, you must imagine your torso flattened under its wheels. These exercises are necessary to achieving the proper distance. The motive is paramount. Without a strong motive, you’re sunk. My motives were weak: an American-history paper I didn’t want to write and the question I’d asked months earlier, Why not kill myself? Dead, I wouldn’t have to write the paper. Nor would I have to keep debating the question.
“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”
Albert Camus (1913–1960) French author and journalist
There is no documented evidence that Camus ever wrote or said this, aside from Barry Schwartz's uncited mention in The Paradox of Choice. It is likely falsely attributed.
Disputed
Jacques Lipchitz (1891–1973) American and French sculptor
Source: Jacques Lipchitz: The Artist at Work, 1966, p. 202
Luboš Motl (1973) Czech physicist and translator
http://motls.blogspot.com/2017/03/czechs-vow-defiance-after-irrational-eu.html#more <br class="br"> The Reference Frame http://motls.blogspot.com/
“For a thousand years I have been asking myself, "what will I do now?" And still I need not answer.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Desde hace mil años me pregunto: ¿qué haré ahora? Y aún no necesito responderme.
Voces (1943)
Samuel Butler (1835–1902) novelist
Knowledge is Power
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part VII - On the Making of Music, Pictures, and Books