201 Quotes by Daniel Quinn

The world must live. We are only one species among billions. The gods don’t love us any more than they love spiders or bears or whales or water lilies.

We don’t need prophets to tell us how to live; we can find out for ourselves by consulting what’s actually there.

I think what you’re groping for is that people need more than to feel scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and of themselves that inspires them.

People will listen when they’re ready to listen and not before. Don’t waste time with people who want to argue. They’ll keep you immobilized forever. Look for people who are already open to something new.

The sign stopped me – or rather, this text stopped me. Words are my profession; I seized these and demanded that they explain themselves, that they cease to be ambiguous.

It’s the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It’s seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can’t watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor’s tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health.

Donald Trump can do a lot of things I can’t, but he can no more get out of the prison than I can.

Don’t wait. Where do you expect to get by waiting? Doing is what teaches you. Doing is what leads to inspiration. Doing is what generates ideas. Nothing else, and nothing less.

What’s normal is for things to work. What’s not normal is for things to fail.