Quotes About Awareness

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Mein eigentliches Werk besteht, allen Ernstes, nicht aus Prosa oder Vers: sondern in der Erkenntnis meiner Dummheit.

Noch sind wir in der tiefsten Tiefe nicht korrupt genug, um Schein und Sein, Außen und Innen unwillkürlich bei jeder Auffassung getrennt zu halten, so daß wir, wenn sich uns eine Fassade zeigt, wirklich nur eine Fassade und nicht mehr annehmen würden. Die Wahrnehmung des Menschen ist produktiv und ergänzend.

Optimismus ist nur ein Mangel an Information.

When you no longer have an enemy you find it in the mirror.

Olvidé mencionar que soy sensible no sólo a la melancolía y a la jaqueca, sino que poseo, además, otro don casi místico: puedo percibir olores por teléfono (Bóll, Heinrich. Opiniones de un payaso, trad. Lucas Casas. México: Seix Barral, 2005 p. 14).

Nicht einmal der Teufel kann so scharfe Augen haben wie Nachbarn.

He was not a realist, and I wasn't either, and we both knew that the others in all their triteness were realists, stupid as puppets which touch their collars a thousand times without ever discovering the string they are dangling on.

Güzel bir söz vard?r: hiçbir ÅŸey. Hiçbir ÅŸey düÅŸünme. BaÅŸbakan? düÅŸünme, Katolikleri de düÅŸünme. Küvette aÄŸlayan, terliklerine kahve damlayan o palyaçoyu düÅŸün.

But the silence of those who said nothing, nothing at all, was terrible. It was the silence of those who knew they were all done for.

Ich weine, wissend, daß Tränen eines Säufers nicht zählen, kein Gewicht haben- und ich spüre etwas, das ich nicht Gewissensbisse, sondern einfach Schmerz nennen möchte.

Por felicidad, no alcanzo a entender nada que dure más de un segundo, puede que dos o tres como máximo.

Ötekiler gülüyor, para umurlar?nda deÄŸil, dertleri vakit öldürmek. Ne zor ne korkunç bir iÅŸ bu vakit öldürmek; ufkun ard?nda göze görünmeksizin h?zla dönüp duran ÅŸu saniye göstergesi yok mu, onun durmadan koÅŸmaya devam ettiÄŸini, amans?zca koÅŸup durduÄŸunu bilmek yok mu?...

You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.

Everything that is said is said by an observer.

The aesthetical imperative: If you desire to see, learn how to act

Perhaps a stable order can only be established on earth if man always remains accurately conscious that his condition is that of a traveller.

That is a pity; they must have known about whole worlds that we cannot touch.

It was something he'd learned in the war: only think about what is directly in front of you. ... plan ahead all the time... but (don't ) feel ahead.

Is my mind closed? No. It's wide open. I'm always waiting.

I've known for a long time about dolphins getting caught in nets and drowning there. But knowing is not the same as seeing it with your own eyes. I feel heavy, sad and responsible.

You don't have to chase every bird that you see.

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life."

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled 'This could change your life'.