I do not know by what extraordinary mental accident modern writers so constantly connect the idea of progress with the idea of independent thinking. Progress is obviously the antithesis of independent thinking. For under independent or individualistic thinking, every man starts at the beginning, and goes, in all probability, just as far as his father before him. But if there really be anything of the nature of progress, it must mean, above all things, the careful study and assumption of the whole of the past.
G.K. ChestertonTag: progress independent-thinking
We are against ignorance. We feel that you have to educate yourself, no matter what the situation is. People who refuse to educate themselves - people who refuse to find out what something is about, that they're frightened of - find comfort in being ignorant.”
--Zeena Schreck Interview for KJTV-1990
Tag: fear individuality morality ignorance self-determination autonomy fear-of-unknown independent-thinking
But that so many scholars are barbarians does not much matter so long as a few of them are ready to help with their specialized knowledge the few independent thinkers, that is to say the poets, who try to to keep civilization alive.
Robert GravesTag: thinking knowledge poetry civilization poets scholars barbarians specialization independent-thinking
I find it difficult to converse with robots.....Don't be afraid to be an independent thinker.
Just JewelTag: individualism stand-out independent-thinking being-an-individual empty-heads robotic-humans
Somebody is born.
Somebody goes to school.
Somebody learns to conform.
Somebody types a CV.
Somebody gets a job.
Somebody follows orders.
Somebody gets a golden watch.
And then, eventually,
Somebody dies.
And, a Nobody is buried.
Tag: life education school purpose work conformity exploitation employment retirement job conform mediocre average employee independent-thinking cv golden-watch
Most people say that Shakespeare rocked merely because most people say that Shakespeare rocked.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaTag: shakespeare conformity criticism indoctrination compliment herd-mentality independent-thinking herd brainwash
He who fails to achieve a dream set by himself is more honorable than he who succeeds in achieving a dream set by his society.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaTag: success society conformity dream failure independent-thinking
Schooling is a manufacturing process whereby the raw material called curious boys is turned into products called obedient men.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaTag: education school curiosity indoctrination employment obedience schooling products raw-material employee employer manufacture independent-thinking
Beliefs are conclusions reached by men who are lazy to think for themselves.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaTag: religion laziness beliefs herd-mentality conclusions independent-thinking
Speaking one’s mind once is more honorable than quoting a thousand men.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaTag: opinion quotations independent-thinking citation
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