“every evil thing has its defenders, because everywhere there are those whom evil sustains, for whom it is an opportunity, life itself.”
― The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
― The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
“it is much easier to strive for perfection when you are never bored.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“We are in a world in which misery condemns some to death and transforms others into monsters. The former are the victims, the latter are the executioners. There is no one else.”
― The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
― The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
“The situation has provided a cue; this cue has given the expert access to information stored in memory, and the information provides the answer. Intuition is nothing more and nothing less than recognition.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“That the strength of Europe and of its culture, in contrast to other cultures, lies in its bent for criticism, above all, for self-criticism—in its art of analysis and inquiry, in its endless seeking, in its restlessness.”
― The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
― The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
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