History does not repeat itself. Nor does it unfold in cycles. The real future is contingent, rich beyond imagining, a perennial gobsmack, tragic and glorious in equal measure; the pundits' future, spun of 'conventional wisdom,' is only a sucker punch to that common-sense fact. Rick Perlstein commoncontingentconventional share on social
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. Napoleon Bonaparte thing Change image and share on social
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. Thomas Carlyle collectiveignoranceindividual Change image and share on social
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay futureinventpredict Change image and share on social
What I want to do with my filmmaking is help kids experience the truth and wisdom of nature no matter where they are, whether or not they have the opportunity to go to a national park. Louie Schwartzberg experiencefilmmakekid Change image and share on social
Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do, to take the wisdom we've learned and create something. Liz Carpenter choosecreatefunnel Change image and share on social
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. knowledgelistenprivilege share on social
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself. Oprah Winfrey followinstinctmanifest Change image and share on social
With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings. Ezra Taft Benson blessingcursehumility Change image and share on social
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them. Epictetus foolishnaturepleasure Change image and share on social
