Alistair AppletonJul 10, 20181 minQuotesUNCOMFORTABLE QUOTES #8: Kundera on Order-as-Death“The longing for order is at the same time a longing for death, because life is an incessant disruption of order.” Milan Kundera I’d love...
Alistair AppletonJun 22, 20181 minQuotesUNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH #7: Bernard on Evolution“Evolution forged the entirety of sentient life on this planet using only one tool: Mistake.” Bernard in “Westworld”, Series 1, Episode 4...
Alistair AppletonApr 20, 20181 minQuotesUncomfortable quotes #1: George Bernard Shaw on the false comforts of belief“The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober...
Alistair AppletonOct 12, 20171 minQuotesBob Thurman on the state of the world:We cannot blame the massive subliminal despair and defeatism we harbour about sustaining our lives on this planet just on some greedy...