#contra

It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind. ↗

— نجيب محفوظ

#heart #sentimentality #skepticism #skepticism

I put the “now” in knowledge. Well, I will put it there, probably tomorrow or tomorrow’s tomorrow.
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— Jarod Kintz

#knowledge #now #procrastination #tomorrow #procrastination

I think they're very attractive,' Abe agreed. 'I just don't think they're attractive, that's all. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#contradiction #humor #humor

All those religions--they contradict each other on every point but every one of them is filled with ways to help people to be brave enough to laugh even though they know they are dying. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#contradictions #life-and-death #religions #death

Civilians are like beans; you buy 'em as needed for any job which merely requires skill and savvy. But you can't buy fighting spirit. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#commodity #contractor #military #military

You are the most ludicrous excuse for a man I've ever known - but there isn't a centimetre of you that I don't think is perfect. ↗

— Lucy Robinson

#ludicrous-excuse-of-a-man #perfection #love

The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well. ↗

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

#loving #marriage #love

We have soul contracts with every person in our lives to live in the vibration of truth. ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#inspiration #inspirational #inspirational-quotes #integrity #joy

People say, "What’s it like to be a minority of one, or a kick-bag for the Internet?" It washes off me like jizz off a porn star’s face. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#independent-thought #inspirational #inspirational

Life is never free of contradictions. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#free #life #never