Quote Digest

[ZeaLitY]

When you say to a child 'Bedtime, it's bedtime now' that's not what the child hears. What the child hears is 'Go and lie down in the dark. For hours. And don't move. I'm locking the door now.'

And something I said to someone tonight...

Science is a byword for "truth". It is not a construct. It is an observation.

May all the people in whom anti-intellectualism dwells awaken to find the life-enriching products of physics suspended in their lives—their faucets will not run; their cars will not start; their sun will not shine. For their God doesn't exist.

[tushantin]

Science is a byword for "truth". It is not a construct. It is an observation.

...For their God doesn't exist.

While the remainder of your quotes was downright awesome (like they usually are), something tells me that you'd use any and every reason, no matter how irrelevant, as en excuse to enforce your belief blindly upon others.

I'm not sure if this is out of insecurity on your part, but I'd like to tell you, kiddo, "Don't worry; everything will be alright."

[Thought]

We'll show this planet just what impossible means!

A line from a Trock song, based on the Doctor Who episode "The Impossible Planet"

[Lord J Esq]

You have exactly ten seconds to change that look of disgusting pity into one of enormous respect!

[tushantin]

If Thought was a Minister of Foreign Office, I bet he'd say this:

(Pyotr Andreyevich) Shuvalov and I understand each other. We think alike. When he was informed that I had been arrested, he immediately called for me to be brought to him. We drank tea, and we talked in a civilized manner. He apologized for any harsh behavior his men had exhibited, and I apologized for arriving in his country without proper notification. That is the way international relations ought to be conducted: politely and with refreshments, not using trained falcons as instruments of assassination.

(Quote from 'Young Sherlock Holmes - Black Ice')

[Kodokami]

No man nor any living thing in this world preserves their life forever. But only to men is it given to know that we must die, and that is a precious gift. This life that is both our torment and our treasure was never meant to endure for eternity. Life is a wave on the sea. Would you force the sea to grow still to save one wave?

[tushantin]

@Syna and anyone that's curious: This is another instance of "Art Mind". This is also, not coincidentally, the way we artists look at things.

Though there are many things in the world that I hate, such as oil spills and shark finning, I do not truly believe in the existence good vs. evil. I think this mentality of mine allows me to find visual beauty in subjects that I personally despise. During the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, I couldn't help but notice the elegant way each disgusting drop of oil moved through the water. It's easy for my human mind to associate the oil with the destruction of what I love, and therefore symbolize it as "evil", but that is just my own ego speaking. If I stepped back and looked at the grand picture, I can let go of that ego and capture the actual beauty in everything. I don't believe that it lessens the environmental message by doing so, but it does increase the chances of getting people's attention.

To sum it up, this:

[Thought]

At  first it had been a little difficult, but the gigantic beast Thought had risen into full power.

I have one thing to say about that:


RAR!

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking. -Albert Einstein

[Truthordeal]

There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or hate to be acted out under the guise of virtue.

[tushantin]

Don’t be afraid to write from a different point of view. Write a poem that says exactly the opposite of what you believe.

A true artist makes fear his weapon.

Follow your fear. Don’t back away from subjects that make you uncomfortable, and don’t try to keep your personal demons off the page. Even if you never publish the poems they produce, you have to push yourself and write as honestly as possible.

[tushantin]

A writer needs an 'ear' as much as a musician does. And without this ear, he is lost and groping in a forest of words, where all the trees look much alike.

[tushantin]

An argument is not a fight--or at least it shouldn't be. Rhetorically speaking, an argument is a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating that a statement is either true or false.

In today's media, however, it often appears that rational argument has been usurped by scaremongering and fact-free bluster. Yelling, crying, and name-calling have taken the place of thoughtfully reasoned debate.

[tushantin]

I admit I almost never pay attention to Indian television besides news or the occasional Taarak Mehta's ingenious stories. But once in a while I glance my family watching, and I notice how the wise god Krishna is portrayed in Indian pop-culture.

And I like it! Unlike any proud God who thunders or announces his / her presence with a bang, Krishna is a humble, silent hero who cheerfully walks midst the people unnoticed. Of course, he could solve the world's problems with a blink of an eye or destroy evil with a wave of his hands, but that's not his business: No, instead he'd empathetically empower humanity to take the best and most effective path. He'd help the righteous and innocent transcend, because humans are beautiful.

Whenever such a character appears, the audience seems to know it immediately even if the story does not say it directly. One such Supernatural / Mystery show, the Avatar of Krishna is a woman named Raadha. She doesn't use her God Powers, but would rather play the game her murderers started -- her goal is not to hurt them or destroy them, but to make them repent and in the guise of a human. So what do we have? An interesting psychological game that's bound to thrill the audience.

There's a particular quote (in Hindi) I noticed and liked; here's the translation:

An egg sat at the first storey and fell, but did not break. Why was that? Because when "When time is sacred then all is strong"! The egg sat again at the same storey and fell, but did not break. Why was that? Because the egg had gotten smarter this time. The egg sat yet again at the same storey and fell, but this time... it broke. Why?

(Awaits her antagonist to speak, but there's nothing but silence)

Because this time the egg was blinded by pride.

[tushantin]

A thief is a creative artist who takes his prey in style. But a detective is nothing more than a critic, who follows our footsteps.

Arsene Lupin would totally say that to Sherlock Holmes.