Isaac

“We know more than we think we do, a lot more than we can articulate.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

“The heroes of war and the heroes of sport are indistinguishable in militarized societies. War is sold to a gullible public as a noble game... War is not a sport. It is about killing. It is dirty, messy, and deeply demoralizing. The pay is lousy. The working conditions are horrific. And those who come back from war are usually discarded.”
― Chris Hedges, The Greatest Evil is War

“he said my name as if it meant something all its own—a spell.”
― Ashley Poston, The Seven Year Slip

“[Speaking with John McWhorter]
I take umbrage at the lionisation of lightweight, empty-suited, empty-headed motherfuckers like Ibram X. Kendi. Who couldn't carry my book bag. He hasn't read a fucking thing. If you ask him what Nietzsche said, he would have no idea. He's an unserious, superficial, empty-suited, lightweight - he's not our equal, not even close.”
― Glenn C. Loury