What's the underrated quote that will stick with you for life?
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You can't leave the party if you can't find the door. Randall Jacobs, aka Uncle Bunky
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The worst decisions make the best stories. - Unknown
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I hadn't thought of that before, and I can think of several characters who've said things I doubt the writers would want attributed to them. I just want to see quotes from fiction being clearly labeled as such, and not using the grandiose of a character's title to add weight to the quote.
For example when I see people quote Admiral William Adama on how when the military becomes the police, the people become the enemy of the state. That was Ron Moore writing a character for a show set in a post apocalyptic universe where the only survivors are hanging out on military ships, not a real world seasoned officer's opinion. Is it an interesting point worth discussing? Sure, but I'm not putting it in the same category of 5-Star General Dwight Eisenhower's warnings about the military industrial complex
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The Lenin one has been on my mind for like a year now. We're coming up on the anniversary of the February revolution and I'm hoping that as things get worse we'll see the point where we have had enough.
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His father is a real piece of shit. Like evej when compared to Elon. But also he grew up in a society defined by a particular level of violence. Even though he was the privileged group there the violence was still present and there was violence to all, including the violence to teach the white children to be the oppressors.
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I like it. Remember where it's from?
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A life lesson I'll learn one day. Trying my best though, but it'll take time. Thanks for sharing.
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"Everything you want in life has teeth", by the writer Jonathan Carroll. I believe it means that everything you pursue will hurt you in some way.
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Sadly, pretty much all struggles against a common oppressor take on heavy identity characteristics and have the accompanying problems. It's the main reason they don't work immediately.
Anyway, probably "If I can't build something I don't understand it", by Richard Feynman (although the exact wording varies by source). If I write a book that's probably going to take up the first page.
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I mean, he's autistic in addition to being a bad person, so probably a large collection of people throughout his life who may or may not have even comprehended his side of the interaction.
Comorbidity of autism with severe mental health problems is stupid high.
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I have people in my life who think my level of patience is superhuman or some shit, but it's just this. Don't think about what you're working towards, just what you should be doing today.
It seems simple to me, but I guess it's not to them.
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"Don't let perfect be the enemy of good."
I would be so far ahead of where I am right now if I had just decided on a course and committed instead of analyzing all the choices to death.
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I've gravitated more towards "desire is suffering", but the general place avoiding desire has taken me is not great. That one was probably bullshit.
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Given his political leanings, very appropriate.
TBH his writing style was a bit adjective-y too, although the world he built is fascinating. (I know less about his many letters and journals)
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Aristocrats throwing peasants at each other.
Maybe you're thinking of WW2.
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Do to others as you want done too you. Wouldnt say its under rated just not actually followed by the masses that preach it
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Plenty of big flash points at current. I think we are seeing capitalism in disrepair, similar to 1920 Europe, world powers are rebalancing and competing for the now very limited resources. The working class are taking the brunt of the hardship and seek real change, and when trump can't make good on those promises we will see a real struggle.
Good luck out there comrade.
