Esemplastic Quotes & Sayings

I wish people would follow the Facial Expressions Chart like they're supposed to. — Kathryn Erskine

I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave. — George R R Martin

Where does a black soul go to rest? — Randall Robinson

I believe that the biggest problem that humanity faces is an ego sensitivity to finding out whether one is right or wrong and identifying what one's strengths and weaknesses are. — Ray Dalio

My friend I wish health to you,
I also wish wealth to you;
I wish the best that life can give to you,
And may dreams always come true to you.
May fortune to kind to you,
And happiness be true to you;
And love be so sweet to you
And life be long and good to you.
And in this toast we give to you
Our love we all give to you. — Willie Jolley

To qualify as a Seeker, it was necessary to show a high serendipity factor. In my experimental behaviour pool as a child, I had exhibited such a factor, and had been selected for special training forthwith. I had taken additional courses in Philosophical, Alpha-humerals, Incidental Tetrachotomy, Apunctual Synchronicity, Homoontogenesis, and other subjects, ultimately qualifying as a Prime Esemplastic Seeker. In other words, I put two and two together in situations where other people were not thinking about addition. I connected. I made wholes greater than parts. Mine was an invaluable profession in a cosmos increasingly full of parts. — Brian W. Aldiss

I think it is important for our society to wonder why it has lately become so ready to accept that human woe can be cured or soothed by chemicals. These chemicals do not alter or reform the ills of our civilisation. They adapt the human being to them. — Peter Hitchens

I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening. — David Hockney

You can't have a great life unless you move two things: your body AND your mind. Keep them both exercised by taking them places they've never before been. — Toni Sorenson

Clockwork, Nanny thought. Once you know about clockwork, you know about everything. — Terry Pratchett

If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear. — Paulo Coelho

Money corrupts the process of reasoning. — Lawrence Lessig

Companies in the East put a lot more emphasis on human relationships, while those from the West focus on the product, the bottom line. Westerners appear to have more of a need for achievement, while in the East there's more need for affiliation. — Daniel Goleman