#philosophy

"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"

"Herein lies the supreme wisdom, human and divine; and the task of philosophy consists in teaching men to submit joyously to Necessity which hears nothing and is indifferent to all."

"I remember growing up, saying you’re an artist it sounds pretentious but now it’s one of the only dignified things that you can call yourself."

"Seafood My body's just a shell,the world is my oyster ~and I'm getting a whale of appetiteright now for some delicious seafood ."

"Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating empathy can we truly grow as people."

"I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea."

"Because each of you has his or her own death, you carry it with you in a secret place from the moment you're born, it belongs to you and you belong to it."

"It's no good trying to get rid of your own aloneness. You've got to stick to it all your life. Only at times, at times, the gap will be filled in. At times! But you have to wait for the times. Accept your own aloneness and stick to it, all your life. And then accept the times when the gap is filled in, when they come. But they've got to come. You can't force them."

"Any person who, with all the sincerity of heart, is in search for God, on land or in the sea, is worthy of respect."

"Love in the Afterlife [10w] Maybe I'll love you in the afterlife.This life, fuhgeddaboudit."

"When your tears become invisible, disappear"

"See the beauty of sunset to enjoy the passion of life."

"I believe that life is a beautiful journey to find out the beauty of life."

"Apocalypse is a frame of mind."[Nicodemus] said then. "A belief. A surrender to inevitability. It is a despair for the future. It is the death of hope."

"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."

"I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life."

"You Can't Win [10w] Every bitch is a witch;every wife brings you strife."

"It is a well known fact that even among highly cultured peoples the belief in animism prevails generally. Even the scholar may kick the chair against which he accidentally stumbles, and derive great satisfaction from thus 'getting even' with the perverse chair."

"Too Much Information You must empty your mind of garbage to let new garbage in."

"One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."