In a Nutshell

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. (Douglas Adams)

Posted on December 13th, 2010 under Art of Reframing, English, Quotes. Tags: Douglas Adams, experience, learning, mistakes, purpose, Quotes, unique, warning. Comments: None

 
from “Monumental Propaganda” by Vladimir Voinovich
 
[…] I told the Admiral about my conversations with Shubkin.  I told him honestly that when I argued with Shubkin I sometimes felt that I was right, but I couldn’t prove it because he crushed me with his authority.  And the fact that he was older, and that he’d been [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 under Literature, Цитаты и Мысли (Умные и неумные). Tags: "Monumental Propaganda", Descartes, fools, Hegel, intelligence, Karl Marx, learning, Lenin, Quotations, Quotes, Vladimir Voinovich. Comments: None