Dreaming is not merely an act of communication; it is also an aesthetic activity, a game of the imagination, a game that is a value in itself.
~ Milan Kundera
:::
Quote, Unquote
Reply
Category Archives: 2059 – Quote Unquote
Quote, Unquote
That one never need to look beyond the love of money for explanation of human behavior is one of the most jealously guarded simplifications of our culture.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith
:::
Quote, Unquote
In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia.
~ Milan Kundera
:::
Quote, Unquote
In trying to construct a society that maximized talent, James Conant and his peers were governed by the common assumptions of the era: Intelligence, that highest human trait, can be measured by standardized tests and the ability to do well in school from ages 15 to 18. Universities should serve as society’s primary sorting system, segregating the smart from the not smart. Intelligence is randomly distributed across the population, so sorting by intelligence will yield a broad-based leadership class.
~ David Brooks
via How the Ivy League Broke America
published by The Atlantic
:::
Quote, Unquote
If sleep is the apogee of physical relaxation, boredom is the apogee of mental relaxation. Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.
― Walter Benjamin
:::
Quote, Unquote
Colleges have become a little too closely tied to the policy objectives of one of the two political parties.
~ Steven Brint – Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Riverside
via Colleges Wonder if They Will Be ‘the Enemy’ Under Trump
published on November 11, 2024 in the New York Times
:::
Quote, Unquote
Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are cheques drawn on insufficient funds.
~ René Daumal
:::
Quote, Unquote
Chicago 1968 taught one how close any civilized country is to berserkness at all times; also how terrorism, even silly terrorism, strengthens the cops more than anyone.
~ Wilfrid Sheed
:::
Quote, Unquote
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
~ George Orwell
:::
Quote, Unquote
Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.
~ George Orwell
:::