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Jostein Gaarder Quotes

Ladies and Gentlemen... we are floating in Space! Picture Quote #1

I think about my editor when I write. She’s a good friend, too Picture Quote #1

We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust Picture Quote #1

But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn’t admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort Picture Quote #1

I’m not just some butterfly for you to catch Picture Quote #1

But she’d managed to find her way into our reality, perhaps because she had an important mission here, perhaps because she was here to save us from what people call the monotony of life Picture Quote #1

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But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn’t admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort Picture Quote #1

There is always Joker to see through the delusion. Generation succeeds generation, but there is a fool walking the earth who is never ravaged by time Picture Quote #1

Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy Picture Quote #1

It is by no means certain that we advance our philosophical quest by reading Plato or Aristotle. It may increase our knowledge of history but not of the world Picture Quote #1

Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn’t understand it. Love, Dad Picture Quote #1

That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the course of his entire philosophic endeavor Picture Quote #1

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Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure Picture Quote #1

We can be hindered in our development and our personal growth by political conditions. Outer circumstances can constrain us. Only when we are free to develop our innate abilities can we live as free beings. But we are just as much determined by inner potential and outer opportunities as the Stone Age boy on the Rhine, the lion in Africa, or the apple tree in the garden Picture Quote #1

Health is the natural condition. When sickness occurs, it is a sign that Nature has gone off course because of a physical or mental imbalance. The road to health for everyone is through moderation, harmony, and a ‘sound mind in a sound body’ Picture Quote #1

We do not believe in the notion of God’s chosen people. We laugh at this people’s fancies and weep over its misdeeds. To act as God’s chosen people is not only stupid and arrogant, but a crime against humanity. We call it racism Picture Quote #1

Love, your own witch-daughter, Queen of the Mirror and the Highest Protector of Irony Picture Quote #1

For nature is good, an man is ‘by nature’ good; it is civilization which ruins him Picture Quote #1

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Then you have a big problem, because a human is a thinking animal. If you don’t think, you’re not really a human Picture Quote #1

Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn’t understand it. Love, Dad Picture Quote #1

If you believed in Christianity or Islam it was called ‘faith’, but if you believed in astrology or Friday the thirteenth it was Superstition! Picture Quote #1

Sophie couldn’t stop smiling. It had to be true that nature was built up of small parts that never changed. At the same time Heraclitus was obviously right in thinking that all forms in nature ‘flow’. Because everybody dies, animals die, even a mountain range slowly disintegrates. The point was that the mountain range is made up of tiny indivisible parts that never break up Picture Quote #1

When we talked about Socrates, we saw how dangerous it could be to appeal to people’s reason. With Jesus we see how dangerous it can be to demand unconditional forgiveness. Even in the world of today, we can see how mighty powers can come apart at the seams when confronted with simple demands for peace, love, food for the poor, and amnesty for the enemies of the state Picture Quote #1

Where did the world come from? The question has an answer, even though I cannot get to it. It is a good question. It is like a crime that has not been solved. There is an answer, even if police do not know it Picture Quote #1

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No day is alike - I do many other things, and I’m very active in the environmental movement Picture Quote #1

Going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way Picture Quote #1

Life is like a huge lottery in which only the winning tickets are visible Picture Quote #1

To wonder about life is not something we learn; it is something we forget Picture Quote #1

I am really more interested in questions than in giving answers Picture Quote #1

The universe is a great mystery Picture Quote #1

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Ladies and Gentlemen... we are floating in Space! (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) I think about my editor when I write. She’s a good friend, too. (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn’t admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort. (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) I’m not just some butterfly for you to catch (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) But she’d managed to find her way into our reality, perhaps because she had an important mission here, perhaps because she was here to save us from what people call the monotony of life (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn’t admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) There is always Joker to see through the delusion. Generation succeeds generation, but there is a fool walking the earth who is never ravaged by time (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) It is by no means certain that we advance our philosophical quest by reading Plato or Aristotle. It may increase our knowledge of history but not of the world (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn’t understand it. Love, Dad (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the course of his entire philosophic endeavor (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) We can be hindered in our development and our personal growth by political conditions. Outer circumstances can constrain us. Only when we are free to develop our innate abilities can we live as free beings. But we are just as much determined by inner potential and outer opportunities as the Stone Age boy on the Rhine, the lion in Africa, or the apple tree in the garden (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Health is the natural condition. When sickness occurs, it is a sign that Nature has gone off course because of a physical or mental imbalance. The road to health for everyone is through moderation, harmony, and a ‘sound mind in a sound body’ (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) We do not believe in the notion of God’s chosen people. We laugh at this people’s fancies and weep over its misdeeds. To act as God’s chosen people is not only stupid and arrogant, but a crime against humanity. We call it racism (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Love, your own witch-daughter, Queen of the Mirror and the Highest Protector of Irony (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) For nature is good, an man is ‘by nature’ good; it is civilization which ruins him (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Then you have a big problem, because a human is a thinking animal. If you don’t think, you’re not really a human. (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn’t understand it. Love, Dad. (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) If you believed in Christianity or Islam it was called ‘faith’, but if you believed in astrology or Friday the thirteenth it was Superstition! (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Sophie couldn’t stop smiling. It had to be true that nature was built up of small parts that never changed. At the same time Heraclitus was obviously right in thinking that all forms in nature ‘flow’. Because everybody dies, animals die, even a mountain range slowly disintegrates. The point was that the mountain range is made up of tiny indivisible parts that never break up. (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) When we talked about Socrates, we saw how dangerous it could be to appeal to people’s reason. With Jesus we see how dangerous it can be to demand unconditional forgiveness. Even in the world of today, we can see how mighty powers can come apart at the seams when confronted with simple demands for peace, love, food for the poor, and amnesty for the enemies of the state. (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Where did the world come from? The question has an answer, even though I cannot get to it. It is a good question. It is like a crime that has not been solved. There is an answer, even if police do not know it. (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) No day is alike - I do many other things, and I’m very active in the environmental movement (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) Life is like a huge lottery in which only the winning tickets are visible (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) To wonder about life is not something we learn; it is something we forget (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) I am really more interested in questions than in giving answers (Jostein Gaarder Quotes) The universe is a great mystery (Jostein Gaarder Quotes)

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