Robin Wall Kimmerer

STATUS QUOtes — 20231111

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.” — ​Kurt Lewin

“Like a clock of life on which the seconds race, the page number hangs over the characters in a novel. Where is the reader who has not once lifted to it a fleeting, fearful glance?” — ​Walter Benjamin

“From the very beginning of the world, the other species were a lifeboat for the people. Now, we must be theirs.” — ​Robin Wall Kimmerer

“A know-it-all is a person who knows everything except for how annoying he is.” — ​Demetri Martin

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20230919

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Eighty is the new forty.  Didn’t you hear?” — Karine Jean-Pierre, White House principal deputy press secretary

“Failure to disprove something is not a good reason to believe it.” — Richard Dawkins

“Individuality is cherished and nurtured, because, in order for the whole to flourish, each of us has to be strong in who we are and carry our gifts with conviction, so they can be shared with others.” — Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Lots of people know a good thing the minute the other fellow sees it [ed].” — Job E. Hodges

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20230714

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Who we are never changes. Who we think we are does.” — via Mary S. Almanac

“There is a price tag for anything you want to achieve in life. Every single thing you want is an output that requires certain inputs to buy or earn. There’s a ‘list price’ (actual, direct price to pay for the thing you want) and a ‘real price’ (List Price, plus the hidden, indirect price in the form of the tradeoffs and opportunity cost of the pursuit).” — Sahil Bloom

“Transformation is not accomplished by tentative wading at the edge.” — Robin WallKimmerer

“It is the kind of place where you can walk into a children’s bookstore and find a self-help section [ed].” — Jonathan Katz

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
See previous STATUS QUOtes HERE

Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!

 
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All original content on this blog is copyrighted by Jeffrey B. Ross with ALL Rights Reserved. While reference links back to JBRish.com are appreciated and encouraged, please acquire approval for any reproduction of original content from this website.

©Jeffrey B. Ross 2014 – 2023 — JBRish.com