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Examined Life Quotes

I had a prodigious life, living in a grown-up world when I was a child. But I think my abilities were about perceptiveness, and they were about examining psychology and examining people and relationships Picture Quote #1

There are always things to examine. What’s great is not feeling that I have to refuse any of them. Maybe no good from a PR perspective, but from the point of view of everyday life, it keeps things interesting Picture Quote #1

The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being Picture Quote #1

The examined life is the only life worth living Picture Quote #1

The examined life is no picnic Picture Quote #1

An unexamined life is a life of no account Picture Quote #1

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The unexamined life is not worth living Picture Quote #1

How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page? Picture Quote #1

The examined life has always been pretty well confined to a privileged class Picture Quote #1

We must carefully examine change so that we are able to discard those aspects of change which would be detrimental to our way of life, and, at the same time, take advantage of those aspects of change which will enhance and improve our quality of life Picture Quote #1

An ordinary life examined closely reveals itself to be exquisite and complicated and exceptional, somehow managing to be both heroic and plain Picture Quote #1

The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience Picture Quote #1

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A tree you pass by every day is just a tree. If you are to closely examine what a tree has and the life a tree has, even the smallest thing can withstand a curiosity, and you can examine whole worlds Picture Quote #1

... it’s always been difficult for us to lead an examined life as a corporation. I’ve always felt like a company has the responsibility to not wait for the government to tell it what to do, or to wait for the consumer to tell it what to do, but as soon as it finds out it’s doing something wrong, stop doing it Picture Quote #1

The place of the arts in the classroom is essential in encouraging invention, ambition, and an understanding of the importance and pleasures of living an examined life Picture Quote #1

Writing, therefore, is also an act of courage. How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page? How much easier is it to surrended to materialism or cynicism or to a hundred other ways of life that are, in fact, ways to hide from life and from our fears. When we write, we resist the facile seduction of theses simpler roads. We insist on finding out and declaring the truths that we find, and we dare to out those truths on the page Picture Quote #1

Where once the student was taught that the unexamined life was not worth living, he is now taught that the profitably lived life is not worth examining Picture Quote #1

Emerson, I am trying to live, as you said we must, the examined life. But there are days I wish there was less in my head to examine, not to speak of the busy heart Picture Quote #1

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Writing is an act of hope. It means carving order out of chaos, of challenging one’s own beliefs and assumptions, of facing the world with eyes and heart wide open. Through writing we declare a personal identity amid faceless anonymity. We find purpose and beauty and meaning even when the rational mind argues that none of these exist. Writing therefore, is also an act of courage. How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page? Picture Quote #1

The unexamined life is not worth living. But if all you’re doing is examining, then you’re not living! Picture Quote #1

The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all Picture Quote #1

Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well? Picture Quote #1

If I tell you that I would be disobeying the God and on that account it is impossible for me to keep quiet, you won’t be persuaded by me, taking it that I am ionizing. And if I tell you that it is the greatest good for a human being to have discussions every day about virtue and the other things you hear me talking about, examining myself and others, and that the unexamined life is not livable for a human being, you will be even less persuaded Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the single most important therapeutic credo that I have is that the unexamined life is not worth living Picture Quote #1

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The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don’t tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either Picture Quote #1

I have a sneaking suspicion that leading an examined life and being really tan aren’t consistent with one another Picture Quote #1

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I had a prodigious life, living in a grown-up world when I was a child. But I think my abilities were about perceptiveness, and they were about examining psychology and examining people and relationships (Examined Life Quotes) There are always things to examine. What’s great is not feeling that I have to refuse any of them. Maybe no good from a PR perspective, but from the point of view of everyday life, it keeps things interesting (Examined Life Quotes) The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being (Examined Life Quotes) The examined life is the only life worth living (Examined Life Quotes) The examined life is no picnic (Examined Life Quotes) An unexamined life is a life of no account (Examined Life Quotes) The unexamined life is not worth living (Examined Life Quotes) How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page? (Examined Life Quotes) The examined life has always been pretty well confined to a privileged class (Examined Life Quotes) We must carefully examine change so that we are able to discard those aspects of change which would be detrimental to our way of life, and, at the same time, take advantage of those aspects of change which will enhance and improve our quality of life (Examined Life Quotes) An ordinary life examined closely reveals itself to be exquisite and complicated and exceptional, somehow managing to be both heroic and plain (Examined Life Quotes) The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience (Examined Life Quotes) A tree you pass by every day is just a tree. If you are to closely examine what a tree has and the life a tree has, even the smallest thing can withstand a curiosity, and you can examine whole worlds (Examined Life Quotes) ... it’s always been difficult for us to lead an examined life as a corporation. I’ve always felt like a company has the responsibility to not wait for the government to tell it what to do, or to wait for the consumer to tell it what to do, but as soon as it finds out it’s doing something wrong, stop doing it (Examined Life Quotes) The place of the arts in the classroom is essential in encouraging invention, ambition, and an understanding of the importance and pleasures of living an examined life (Examined Life Quotes) Writing, therefore, is also an act of courage. How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page? How much easier is it to surrended to materialism or cynicism or to a hundred other ways of life that are, in fact, ways to hide from life and from our fears. When we write, we resist the facile seduction of theses simpler roads. We insist on finding out and declaring the truths that we find, and we dare to out those truths on the page (Examined Life Quotes) Where once the student was taught that the unexamined life was not worth living, he is now taught that the profitably lived life is not worth examining (Examined Life Quotes) Emerson, I am trying to live, as you said we must, the examined life. But there are days I wish there was less in my head to examine, not to speak of the busy heart (Examined Life Quotes) Writing is an act of hope. It means carving order out of chaos, of challenging one’s own beliefs and assumptions, of facing the world with eyes and heart wide open. Through writing we declare a personal identity amid faceless anonymity. We find purpose and beauty and meaning even when the rational mind argues that none of these exist. Writing therefore, is also an act of courage. How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page? (Examined Life Quotes) The unexamined life is not worth living. But if all you’re doing is examining, then you’re not living! (Examined Life Quotes) The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all (Examined Life Quotes) Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well? (Examined Life Quotes) If I tell you that I would be disobeying the God and on that account it is impossible for me to keep quiet, you won’t be persuaded by me, taking it that I am ionizing. And if I tell you that it is the greatest good for a human being to have discussions every day about virtue and the other things you hear me talking about, examining myself and others, and that the unexamined life is not livable for a human being, you will be even less persuaded (Examined Life Quotes) Perhaps the single most important therapeutic credo that I have is that the unexamined life is not worth living (Examined Life Quotes) The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don’t tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either (Examined Life Quotes) I have a sneaking suspicion that leading an examined life and being really tan aren’t consistent with one another (Examined Life Quotes)

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