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Category Archive: December 20

Andrei Codrescu Quote: “Even the greatest poets can’t express…”

Even the greatest poets can’t express tragedy in a way that is larger than their immediate circumstances.

October 27, 2021 1946, American, Andrei Codrescu, December 20, Quotes by Poets

Ramana Maharshi Quote: “Concentration of the mind is in…”

Concentration of the mind is in a way common to both Knowledge and Yoga. Yoga aims at union of the individual with the universal, the Reality. This Reality cannot be new. It must exist even now, and it does exist.

October 21, 2021 1879, December 20, Indian, Quotes by Philosophers, Ramana Maharshi

William Julius Wilson Quote: “Black professors make more than white…”

Black professors make more than white professors. That’s because we are in demand. I’ll tell you, give me two blacks in institutions of higher learning, one has a Ph.D. from an elite institution and has a certain publication record. You give me a white scholar with the same credentials, and I will take that black scholar.

October 9, 2021 1935, American, December 20, Quotes by Sociologists, William Julius Wilson

Ferdinand Buisson Quote: “A human society obeys the dictates…”

A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.

October 7, 2021 1841, December 20, Ferdinand Buisson, French, Quotes by Activists

William Julius Wilson Quote: “I maintain that the period during…”

I maintain that the period during the first half of the 1990s, the period in which rising inequality reached its peak, was a period in which we came very, very close to a demagogic immobilization of racism in this society.

September 30, 2021 1935, American, December 20, Quotes by Sociologists, William Julius Wilson

Andrei Codrescu Quote: “Most artists don’t get paid for…”

Most artists don’t get paid for what they do, and they are lucky if they can persuade a friend to let them show something at a kid’s birthday party.

September 28, 2021 1946, American, Andrei Codrescu, December 20, Quotes by Poets

Ramana Maharshi Quote: “The Real is ever-present, like the…”

The Real is ever-present, like the screen on which the cinematographic pictures move. While the picture appears on it, the screen remains invisible. Stop the picture, and the screen will become clear. All thoughts and events are merely pictures moving on the screen of Pure Consciousness, which alone is real.

September 20, 2021 1879, December 20, Indian, Quotes by Philosophers, Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi Quote: “Self-reform automatically brings about social reform….”

Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.

September 16, 2021 1879, December 20, Indian, Quotes by Philosophers, Ramana Maharshi

Morrie Schwartz Quote: “Everything that gets born dies….”

Everything that gets born dies.

August 26, 2021 1916, American, December 20, Morrie Schwartz, Quotes by Educators

Morrie Schwartz Quote: “Learn how to live and you’ll…”

Learn how to live and you’ll know how to die; learn how to die, and you’ll know how to live.

July 31, 2021 1916, American, December 20, Morrie Schwartz, Quotes by Educators

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