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Michael Popa
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“The human mind is generative, creative, proactive, and reflective -- not just reactive.”
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“Every habit and faculty is confirmed and strengthened by the corresponding actions, that of walking by walking, that of running by running. If you wish to be a good reader, read; if you wish to be a good writer, write. If you should give up reading for thirty days one after the other, and be engaged in something else, you will know what happens. So also if you lie in bed for ten days, get up and try to take a rather long walk, and you will see how wobbly your legs are. In general, therefore, if you want to do something, make a habit of it; if you want not to do something, refrain from doing it, and accustom yourself to something else instead.”
― Epictetus. The Discourses as Reported By Arrian. Vol. I. Books 1 and 2. With an English Translation By W. A. Oldfather
― Epictetus. The Discourses as Reported By Arrian. Vol. I. Books 1 and 2. With an English Translation By W. A. Oldfather
“Reţelele de socializare dau drept de cuvânt unor legiuni de imbecili care înainte vorbeau numai la bar după un pahar de vin, fără a dăuna colectivităţii. Erau imediat puşi sub tăcere, în timp ce acum au acelaşi drept la cuvânt ca şi un premiat cu Nobel. Este invazia imbecililor. Televiziunea a promovat idiotul satului faţă de care spectatorul se simţea superior. Drama internetului este că l-a promovat pe idiotul satului ca purtător de adevăr.”
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“Să nu te cerţi cu oamenii mai mult decât cu tine însuţi.”
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“In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true. ... Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow. The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along that the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness.”
― The Origins of Totalitarianism
― The Origins of Totalitarianism
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