Yuval Noah Harari On Stupidity
Yuval Noah Harari (February 24, 1976 -) One thing that history teaches us is that we should never underestimate human stupidity…It's one of the most…
Henry David Thoreau On Solitude
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) But alone in distant woods or fields, in unpretending sprout lands or pastures tracked by…
Stanley Kunitz On Language
Stanley Kunitz (July 29, 1905– May 14, 2006) I used to sit in that green Morris chair and open the heavy dictionary on my lap,…
Maria Popova On Communication
Maria Popova (July 28, 1984 -) Every act of communication is an act of tremendous courage in which we give ourselves over to two parallel…
Antonio Damasio On Culture And Life
Antonio Damasio February 25, 1944 -) What one hopes for and how one faces the life ahead depend on how the past has been lived, not…
Arthur Rimbaud On My Bohemian Life
Arthur Rimbaud (October 20, 1854 – November 10, 1891) I went off with my hands in my torn coat pockets; My overcoat too was…
Mark Boyle On Simplicity
Mark Boyle (May 08, 1979 -) Life is an unceasing trade-off between comfort and feeling fully alive. My experiences have taught me that perhaps the…
