I’ve always found notable quotations to be a fun and relatable medium for sharing perspectives. Here are some quotations I’ve found entertaining or insightful throughout the years. Some are from historical figures, and a few are from cinema. Either way, they’ve spoken to me in certain situations here and there. Look at this as a whimsical break from reading my full-length articles.
Psychology
“Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” -Freud
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” -Jung
Politics
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” -JFK
“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.” -Lenin
Music
“I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, but I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.” -Chopin
“Music should strike fire in the hearts of men, and bring tears from the eyes of women.” -Beethoven
“The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, ‘thus far and no farther’.” -Beethoven
“There’s nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” -J. S. Bach
Cinema and TV
“You talkin’ to me? Well I’m the only one here.” -Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver
“Yeah? Well that’s just like uh… your opinion, man.” -The Dude from The Big Lebowski
“Well, if the common good has got to make up fairy tales, then it’s not good for anybody.” -Rust Cohle from True Detective