Shallow People Quotes

“Don’t say deep things to shallow people and don’t talk about shallow things with the deep people!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Lots of people do not feel and do not care, deeply. They're the sea creatures who were born to swim in the shallows. And I think that they look at those of us who come from the parts of the ocean that's pitch black and deeper than the core of the planet and they feel fascinated. They're fascinated in the way we are fascinated with eagles or with vampires. They think we're unabashedly deep and beautiful and they feel like they want to try being that way, too. It's like a fascination for a mystical creature. But I have watched these kinds of people burn out before they ever reach that depth (not even close). They burn out because they just get so exhausted! You only have the set of lungs designed for the depths of the ocean, if you are the type of creature who was born in those depths. It's not a regimen, it's not a list of rules, it's not a succession of steps to get there. It's about anatomy. There are creatures for the shallows and creatures for the deep. It is nature's designer plan. And when these people burn out, they will have these outbursts wherein they lash out at you, as if they are exasperated at why you're a mermaid in the black of the seas, and if they could, they'd drag you into a glass tank and chain you up because they don't want that kind of beauty around them, outshining them. Feeling and living in the depths of life (caring so much it hurts, feeling so much it becomes painful) is a mystical, beautiful thing but it cannot be copied and it shouldn't be copied. Everyone has their place and you are going to drown if you can't breathe underwater.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Everyone can love you when you have everything, but one who loves you when you have nothing, that’s the person who truly cares for you.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Girl Over God: The Novel

“When you meet a shallow person, you will see both his body and his soul! When you meet a deep person, you will see only his body! To see his soul, go down to the depths!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Clothes attract the eyes,
Character attracts the soul.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sapionova: 200 Limericks for Students

“Be the glee to those in gloom,
Be gentle amidst the genteel.
Be the brave amongst the blue,
Be the knight amidst them who kneel.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“It's more important to be kind than important.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Esperanza Impossible Sonnet 18

Clothes or the lack of it, don't make,
A person obscene, only behavior does.
Who are you to judge someone's expression,
But, here there are plenty grey areas!
Problem is, when obscenity becomes expression,
Misbehavior is deemed declaration of independence.
Too many people confuse attention with admiration,
And a stunt as some wonderful achievement.
Accepting obscenity as freedom of expression,
Is like showing tolerance to intolerance.
Posing butt naked on instagram, unless you're pornstar,
Is like barging into capitol with a flag confederate.
We must find a balance between comfort and conscience.
Civilization falls apart when we can't tell the difference.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Esperanza Impossible: 100 Sonnets of Ethics, Engineering & Existence

“You're in your head. You’re in your head too much. That’s why you can’t feel me.”
― Lebo Grand

“Simplicity is my fashion,
Moderation is my trend.
There are creases on my shirt,
Because my heart is without bent.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“Those who are concerned with swag, what do they know about service!”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“Keyboard of Revolution (The Sonnet)

I wrote most of my works,
On broken down laptops.
Perhaps that's why they work well,
With this broken down world.
I don't write to butter the assheads of pomposity,
My duty is to till the soil of grassroots reform.
That's why I feel at home creating on humble machines,
The very thought of fancy devices makes my stomach turn.
I once said to you, ripped jeans and twenty dollar shirt,
That's how we change the world, how we build the world.
Often a fancy exterior is indicative of a rotten interior,
It's a simple life that facilitates a magnificent world.
I don't need thousand dollar machines to cause ascension.
Give me a keyboard, I'll give you revolution.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Role of Arrogance

Arrogance has its purpose, but first you gotta learn how to use it, so that it's a force for good, rather than a primeval tendency of self-aggrandizing.

Let me tell you a story. I was traveling to deliver a talk. The driver friend picked me up at the airport and dropped me at a fancy hotel booked by the organizers. At the reception before me there was an elderly couple. From what I gathered, their daughter had booked a room for them, but they were having a little difficulty communicating it.

I could sense that the hotel people at the desk didn't take them seriously to begin with, probably because they weren't dressed fancy. I kept quiet.

Finally the elderly man and woman gave up. They lowered their heads in disappointment and turned around to walk out without checking in. And just as their backs were turned, I heard one of the receptionists make the remark, "village idiots!"

That's it - I lost my cool! In that situation, at that moment, I felt as if my own parents were being treated like that.

I held the elderly gentleman by the wrist, marched up to the desk, and spoke.

"You think you are so fancy, don't you - working at a fancy place in your fancy clothes and phony etiquette - so much so that you forgot to treat people like people!

You ridicule them because they don't speak English.

Well, in that case, I speak more languages than you can count - then how should I treat you - you pathetic little tribal jerks!

It's not enough to wear clean clothes, go home and wash your heart with some soap. Despite all that cologne, you stink!

You can manage a hotel, you can manage a business, but you don't manage people, you treat them like family."

I would've went on and on, but the elderly person stopped me. Don't know whether the people at the reception realized their mistake, but by the look on their face they sure did feel small.

A moment later with a tinge of remorse and utter humility in voice, the other receptionist spoke. She apologized to the couple in their native tongue and finally helped them check in, without any miscommunication or frustration.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“That's why I walk around in shabby clothes,
That's how I get to know about people's true nature.
Everybody likes to butter up those in suits,
Those who smile at the people with nothing,
are the ones with real substance of character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Till we stop being a bunch of poncy, pretentious pillock, each obnoxious advancement will cause nothing but havoc.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Lower the animal, fancier the extravagance.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“Ignorance is the most Profitable Source to generate high revenue from shallow people and a tool for business owners to use people for their own concerns… especially for Social Media…

Today’s emerging entrepreneur knows this, that’s why they’re easily making money, even much more than businessmans.”
― Jawad Ukasha

“saying nothing
about everything
empty shells”
― Rick Jackofsky, Haiku 2022