Absorbing Quotes

“This concept of the afterlife really functions as a substitute for wisdom. It functions as a substitute for really absorbing our predicament, which is that everyone is going to die; there are circumstances that are just catastrophically unfair; evil sometimes wins and injustice sometimes wins, and that the only justice we are going to find in the world is the justice we make.We have an ethical responsibility to absorb this, really down to the soles of our feet. And this notion of an afterlife, of how it's all going to work out and its all part of god's plan, is a way of shirking that responsibility.”

“This concept of the afterlife really functions as a substitute for wisdom. It functions as a substitute for really absorbing our predicament, which is that everyone is going to die; there are circumstances that are just catastrophically unfair; evil sometimes wins and injustice sometimes wins, and that the only justice we are going to find in the world is the justice we make.We have an ethical responsibility to absorb this, really down to the soles of our feet. And this notion of an afterlife, of how it's all going to work out and its all part of god's plan, is a way of shirking that responsibility.”

“Life without absorbing occupation is hell.”

“The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.”

“Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.”

“The empath helps others by absorbing some of their pain, but who helps the empath?”

“Success lies in absorbing negative feedback and making the best use of it.”

“I love libraries. Everybody there is serious and focused even if they are not absorbing or learning anything better”

“Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.”

“To pursue yourself is an interesting and absorbing thing to do. Once you have caught the scent of a hidden being your own hidden being you won't readily be deflected from the tracking down of it.”

“Watching him walk off was very nearly as absorbing as observing his approach. He walked as all men ought to walk, with a decided swagger to his shoulders.”