I particularly scorn my fondness for paradox. I despise pessimism, narcissism, solipsism, truculence, word-play, and pusillanimity, my chiefer inclinations; loathe self-loathers ergo me; have no pity for self-pity and so am free of that sweet baseness. I doubt I am. Being me’s no joke.

John Barth

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Kur vispār zināšanas cilvēci novedušas? Pie atombumbām, nāvīgām gāzēm un visādiem nāves rīkiem. Nebūtu augstskolu, ļaudis izkautos ar rungām, dabūtu punus un zilumus un – atkal varētu slēgt mieru.
Pārspīlētas pieklājības klusinātajā gammā katrs spēcīgāks akords skanēja griezīgi, bet visu laiku skaļi bungotā priekšnesumā asāki piesitieni nevienu neuztrauca. Viss taču dibinājās uz kontrastiem!

Anšlavs Eglītis

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One of the chief paradoxes of our culture [is] that the welfare of its children, its _future_, is placed almost exclusively in the hands of people of low status, a class it holds in contempt.

Joan Smith

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Λόγια που είναι πολύ σωστά φαίνονται σαν παράδοξα.

Λάο-Τσε

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To make a statement that one knows is false is more honest than to make a statement that one knows is true.

Lionel Suggs

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From time to time
I once wondered how one wanders from time to time
And think up the paradox line
Speak of Epoch's crime
Oh I lied, it hasn't happened yet
But bet you better believe it's such a habit that
I just said that in a past mindset

Criss Jami

Tags: imagination truth paradox thinking poetry lies wander time fantasy wonder curiosity lyrics song crime riddles pondering epoch

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Just because a path never existed, doesn't mean that it isn't there...

Lionel Suggs

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Just because a prediction is true, doesn't mean that it is not false.

Lionel Suggs

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The universe (he said) offers a paradox too great for the finite mind to grasp. As the living brain cannot conceive of a nonliving brain — although it may think it can — the finite mind cannot grasp the infinite.

Stephen King

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لو كان العقل البشري بسيط التكوين، بحيث .يسهل فهمه، لكنا جد بلهاء أمام فهمه

Jostein Gaarder

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