“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all.”

— Thomas Szasz

“the reason is, i think, the reason is that in order to be free—let’s look some facts of your life in the face—you have to look into yourself and know who you are, and decide what you want or at least what you will not have, and will not be, and take it from there. people are as free as they wish to become.” —baldwin, 86

“The economics of permanence implies a profound reorientation of science and technology, which have to open their doors to wisdom and, in fact, have to incorporate wisdom into their very structure... Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful.”