Albert J. Nock Quotes

Perhaps one reason for the falling-off of belief in a continuance of conscious existence is to be found in the quality of life that most of us lead. There is not much in it with which, in any kind of reason, one can associate the idea of immortality.

Albert J. Nock

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 13, 1870 - August 19, 1945

Topics

LifeQualityKindBeliefReasonUs

I have to slow down for some people. In Louisiana, people didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I remember seeing people glaze over. Seeing the moment where they've just completely lost all... They just wait for me to stop talking and then say, 'Yeah.'

Joe Gilgun

MomentPeopleMeWaitSlowTalking

There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not anymore what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.

John Fowles

LifeTimeYourselfYouWillBecome

The great thing about having a bunch of kids is they just remind you that you're the person who takes them to go poop!

Angelina Jolie

GreatYouPersonGoJustKids

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

Stendhal

CharacterSolitudeEverythingExcept

I've always identified with the misfits.

Stephan Jenkins

AlwaysMisfitsIdentified

There is nothing negative about a group of people crying out for democracy - and if my voice counts, I will be vocal.

Shirin Neshat

PeopleDemocracyNegativeVoiceWill

Now that private prison companies have found that they can make a killing on mass incarceration, these private prison companies are now in the business of building detention centers for suspected illegal immigrants.

Michelle Alexander

BusinessBuildingPrisonImmigrants

Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. Logic is transcendental.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

WorldLogicBodyTranscendental

While on the space station, I kept up with news a couple of ways - Mission Control sent daily summaries, and I would scan headlines on Google News when we had an Internet connection, which was about half the time.

Chris Hadfield

DailyTimeSpaceControlInternet

Certainly it is much easier to think about negotiating and having deals when there is a singular represented point of view. That pretty much is a given.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

ThinkViewPoint Of ViewPrettyMuch

If you fold your clothes in the formal spark of joy, you can actually make the joy last longer.

Marie Kondo

JoySparkClothesYouLastFold

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

Mark Twain

WordsActionThanOftenSpeaks

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