Prospero, Duke of Milan
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Book and other citations. Past and present. For a more positive and thoughtful world.
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Listening to The Call of the Big Baboo from Laurent Garnier — was my generation the origin of this mess or was it foresight?
#music #noquotes #reflections
#music #noquotes #reflections
September 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Listening to The Call of the Big Baboo from Laurent Garnier — was my generation the origin of this mess or was it foresight?
#music #noquotes #reflections
#music #noquotes #reflections
Mark these words.
September 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Mark these words.
A few corrosive quotes from “The Black Swan” by Nassim Taleb.
1/ “Economics is the most insular of fields; it is the one that quotes least outside itself.”
#quotes #economics #reflections
1/ “Economics is the most insular of fields; it is the one that quotes least outside itself.”
#quotes #economics #reflections
August 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A few corrosive quotes from “The Black Swan” by Nassim Taleb.
1/ “Economics is the most insular of fields; it is the one that quotes least outside itself.”
#quotes #economics #reflections
1/ “Economics is the most insular of fields; it is the one that quotes least outside itself.”
#quotes #economics #reflections
“You don’t habituate to learning because learning by definition is change.” — Look Again by Tali Sharon and Cass R. Sunstein.
August 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“You don’t habituate to learning because learning by definition is change.” — Look Again by Tali Sharon and Cass R. Sunstein.
After a long silence, here is a quote from Lao Tzu: « Do not seek revenge! Sit by the river and soon you will see the corpse of your offender float by. »
#quotes #philosophy #reflections
#quotes #philosophy #reflections
August 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
After a long silence, here is a quote from Lao Tzu: « Do not seek revenge! Sit by the river and soon you will see the corpse of your offender float by. »
#quotes #philosophy #reflections
#quotes #philosophy #reflections
From “We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin:
“What is it that people beg for, dream about, torment themselves for? They want someone to tell them, once and for all, what happiness is — and then to bind them to that happiness with a chain. The ancient dream of paradise…”
#quotes #religion #reflections
“What is it that people beg for, dream about, torment themselves for? They want someone to tell them, once and for all, what happiness is — and then to bind them to that happiness with a chain. The ancient dream of paradise…”
#quotes #religion #reflections
July 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
From “We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin:
“What is it that people beg for, dream about, torment themselves for? They want someone to tell them, once and for all, what happiness is — and then to bind them to that happiness with a chain. The ancient dream of paradise…”
#quotes #religion #reflections
“What is it that people beg for, dream about, torment themselves for? They want someone to tell them, once and for all, what happiness is — and then to bind them to that happiness with a chain. The ancient dream of paradise…”
#quotes #religion #reflections
From “We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin:
1 — “A true algebraic love of mankind will inevitably be inhuman, and the inevitable sign of the truth is its cruelty.”
#quotes #religion #reflections
1 — “A true algebraic love of mankind will inevitably be inhuman, and the inevitable sign of the truth is its cruelty.”
#quotes #religion #reflections
July 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
From “We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin:
1 — “A true algebraic love of mankind will inevitably be inhuman, and the inevitable sign of the truth is its cruelty.”
#quotes #religion #reflections
1 — “A true algebraic love of mankind will inevitably be inhuman, and the inevitable sign of the truth is its cruelty.”
#quotes #religion #reflections
From “Program or be programmed” by Douglas Rushkoff:
1 — “We shape our technologies at the moment of their conception, but from that point forward they shape us.”
#quotes #technology #reflections
1 — “We shape our technologies at the moment of their conception, but from that point forward they shape us.”
#quotes #technology #reflections
July 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
From “Program or be programmed” by Douglas Rushkoff:
1 — “We shape our technologies at the moment of their conception, but from that point forward they shape us.”
#quotes #technology #reflections
1 — “We shape our technologies at the moment of their conception, but from that point forward they shape us.”
#quotes #technology #reflections
A few citations from the amazing Edward M. Forster (The Machine Stops):
« The civilization that had mistaken the function of the system, and had used it for bringing people to things, instead of bringing things to people. »
#quotes #scifi #reflections
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« The civilization that had mistaken the function of the system, and had used it for bringing people to things, instead of bringing things to people. »
#quotes #scifi #reflections
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June 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A few citations from the amazing Edward M. Forster (The Machine Stops):
« The civilization that had mistaken the function of the system, and had used it for bringing people to things, instead of bringing things to people. »
#quotes #scifi #reflections
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« The civilization that had mistaken the function of the system, and had used it for bringing people to things, instead of bringing things to people. »
#quotes #scifi #reflections
1/4
My son just drew this…
May 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My son just drew this…
We yearned for the future. How did we learn it, that talent for insatiability? — Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale).
#quotes #sciencefiction #reflections
#quotes #sciencefiction #reflections
May 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
We yearned for the future. How did we learn it, that talent for insatiability? — Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale).
#quotes #sciencefiction #reflections
#quotes #sciencefiction #reflections
Saturday evening read by the fire: The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin.
#history #literature #reflections
#history #literature #reflections
May 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Saturday evening read by the fire: The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin.
#history #literature #reflections
#history #literature #reflections
Two morning considerations from « What money can't buy » by Michael Sandel.
#quotes #society #reflections
#quotes #society #reflections
May 21, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Two morning considerations from « What money can't buy » by Michael Sandel.
#quotes #society #reflections
#quotes #society #reflections
One to chew on — Tom Morello: « America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you've lost all control over what you do, … »
#quotes #activism #reflections
#quotes #activism #reflections
May 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
One to chew on — Tom Morello: « America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you've lost all control over what you do, … »
#quotes #activism #reflections
#quotes #activism #reflections
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations. Still so thoughtful, after 1000+ years. Translated from the French version with #LeChat
#quotes #stoicism #reflections
#quotes #stoicism #reflections
May 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations. Still so thoughtful, after 1000+ years. Translated from the French version with #LeChat
#quotes #stoicism #reflections
#quotes #stoicism #reflections
Le point de départ de L’Evolution Sans Gêne par Sylvain Charlat est le supposé paradoxe que “l’évolution par sélection naturelle apparaît comme une condition nécessaire de l’évolution par sélection naturelle!” Mais est-ce vraiment un paradoxe?
#citations #biologie #citations
#citations #biologie #citations
May 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Le point de départ de L’Evolution Sans Gêne par Sylvain Charlat est le supposé paradoxe que “l’évolution par sélection naturelle apparaît comme une condition nécessaire de l’évolution par sélection naturelle!” Mais est-ce vraiment un paradoxe?
#citations #biologie #citations
#citations #biologie #citations
Let’s continue with three more quotes about Ivy education from Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz.
#quotes #education #reflections
#quotes #education #reflections
May 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Let’s continue with three more quotes about Ivy education from Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz.
#quotes #education #reflections
#quotes #education #reflections
After a few days of silence, here are quotes from Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz. The book’s cover is, let’s be honest, pretty ugly, but its content includes an abundance of memorable and biting statements.
#quotes #education #reflections
#quotes #education #reflections
May 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
After a few days of silence, here are quotes from Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz. The book’s cover is, let’s be honest, pretty ugly, but its content includes an abundance of memorable and biting statements.
#quotes #education #reflections
#quotes #education #reflections
A few quotes from To Be a Man by Nicole Krause — Our memories of the past must always adjust to keep our stories coherent.
#quotes #literature #reflections
#quotes #literature #reflections
May 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A few quotes from To Be a Man by Nicole Krause — Our memories of the past must always adjust to keep our stories coherent.
#quotes #literature #reflections
#quotes #literature #reflections
Day 3. A quote from a different nature, taken from Scale by Geoffrey West — Entropy kills. Without death, there would be no evolution.
April 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Day 3. A quote from a different nature, taken from Scale by Geoffrey West — Entropy kills. Without death, there would be no evolution.
Good morning Bluesky! Time for the second post. From The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams — The job of the galactic president was not to wield power but to attract attention away from it.
April 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Good morning Bluesky! Time for the second post. From The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams — The job of the galactic president was not to wield power but to attract attention away from it.
The first post is from Orbital by Samantha Harvey! A gem of reflections about the earth and people, from a little distance.
April 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The first post is from Orbital by Samantha Harvey! A gem of reflections about the earth and people, from a little distance.