Independent Thinker Quotes

“If we had to earn our age by thinking for ourselves at least once a year, only a handful of people would reach adulthood.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The average adult has had sex innumerable times more than they have formed an opinion of their own.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

“A good death follows a life lived honorably, which may mean living a truth outside of civilized norms.”
― Michael Ronin, Modern Masculinity for the Conscious Man: Making Sense in Troubled Times

“If you follow the herd, don’t be surprised when you step in what they leave behind.”
― Joseph C. Kunz Jr., Money's Dirty Little Secrets: How to Break the Rules, Get Filthy Rich, and Laugh All the Way to the Bank

“Hey, I’ll save us both the time. I can’t get involved with you, Harry. For two very good reasons. One, you’ve got a wedding ring on. Two, people who believe that artificial intelligence can replace creative people? They’re always bad in bed.’
A stunned silence met this remark, though Raina could see Tom Branimir smiling against the rim of his glass. Harry made a strange spluttering sound and so Raina held up her hands in a gentling gesture.
‘Let me explain,’ she said sweetly. ‘People who want a machine to make art are not interested in the creative process. They see art as a product. An end goal rather than a soul. You skip the essential creative part so you can market it and sell it. But that defeats the entire purpose of making art. Furious, flawed, utterly human art. With all its imperfections. Art is as much about the journey and the process as it is about the finished design.’
‘Uh…’ Harry was staring at her as though she were a lizard person. ‘But I don’t see how—’
‘See, it’s like expecting sex to be purely about making children. Someone who rushes the journey to get to a specific ending? That’s not what I want. I want someone who can savor the process, you know?’
Harry’s eyes drooped hungrily to her breasts, and it was clear he’d stopped listening.
‘Don’t get me wrong,’ Raina added, taking a minuscule step back. ‘I’m maybe in favor of AI that can help doctors find cancer cells. But not the kind that kills our planet to make shitty, inhuman art without a soul. Sorry, Harry. I kind of want a man who can use his own mind.”
― Elle McNicoll, Unapologetic Love Story