We like to stress the commonness of heroes. Essences seem undemocratic. We feel oppressed by the call to greatness. We regard an interest in glory or perfection as a sign of mental unhealthiness, and have decided that high achievers, who are called overachievers, owe their surplus ambition to a defect in mothering (either too little or too much). We want to admire but think we have a right not to be intimidated. We dislike feeling inferior to an ideal. So away with ideals, with essences. The only ideals allowed are healthy ones -- those everyone may aspire to, or comfortably imagine oneself possessing.
Susan SontagMots clés success greatness equality democracy ambition jealousy ideals heroes essence glory achievement perfection mediocrity intimidation inferiority pettiness egalitarianism overachievers
. . . in no instance has a system in regard to religion been ever established, but for the purpose, as well as with the effect of its being made an instrument of intimidation, corruption, and delusion, for the support of depredation and oppression in the hands of governments.
Jeremy BenthamMots clés purpose oppression corruption government delusion intimidation system-of-religion
The strongest intimidation, by the way, is the invention of a hereafter with a hell everlasting.
Friedrich NietzscheMots clés afterlife hell intimidation
What may intimidate a man is a woman who thinks with her mind before she feels with her heart. Nevertheless what determines the strength in the man is his ability to accept one when he sees one.
Criss JamiMots clés fear intelligence strength equality men women relationships intimidation
Telling the truth to yourself is Integrity; Telling the truth to others is Honesty; Telling the truth with no fear or intimidation is Bravity and being free from falsehood is Purity!
Israelmore AyivorMots clés fear truth honesty deception integrity free lie brave fact purity sincerity holy true false falsehood food-for-thought honest intimidation holiness clean no-fear truthful faithful pure deceive intimidate israelmore-ayivor clean-heart be-truthful bravity pure-word tell-the-truth yours-faithfully
Ronan didn't need physics. He could intimidate even a piece of plywood into doing what he wanted.
Maggie StiefvaterMots clés moon physics intimidation ronan-lynch ramp
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