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You can't learn anything when you're trying to look like the smartest person in the room.

“You can’t learn anything when you’re trying to look like the smartest person in the room.” — Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

Author YahooeyPosted on October 22, 2020October 18, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Barbara Kingsolver, learning, The Poisonwood Bible2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Everything you're sure is right can be wrong in another place.

“Everything you’re sure is right can be wrong in another place.” — Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

Author YahooeyPosted on September 15, 2020September 13, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Barbara Kingsolver, context, The Poisonwood BibleLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Wisdom is like frequent-flyer miles and scar tissue; if it does accumulate, that happens by accident while you’re trying to do something else.

“Wisdom is like frequent-flyer miles and scar tissue; if it does accumulate, that happens by accident while you’re trying to do something else.” — Barbara Kingsolver, “How to be Hopeful,” Commencement Address, Duke University (2008-05-11)

Author YahooeyPosted on July 22, 2020July 20, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Barbara Kingsolver, How to be Hopeful, wisdomLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Looking back, I can discern a kind of gaseous exchange in which I exuded cleverness and gradually absorbed better judgment.

“Looking back, I can discern a kind of gaseous exchange in which I exuded cleverness and gradually absorbed better judgment.” — Barbara Kingsolver, “How to be Hopeful,” Commencement Address, Duke University (2008-05-11)

Author YahooeyPosted on June 2, 2020May 21, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Barbara Kingsolver, cleverness, gaseous exchange, judgmentLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive.

“What keeps you going isn’t some fine destination but just the road you’re on, and the fact that you know how to drive.” — Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

Author YahooeyPosted on April 8, 2020April 6, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Animal Dreams, Barbara Kingsolver, destination, journey, roadLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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When moral superiority combines with billowing ignorance, they fill up a hot-air balloon that's awfully hard not to poke.

“When moral superiority combines with billowing ignorance, they fill up a hot-air balloon that’s awfully hard not to poke.” — Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Author YahooeyPosted on December 5, 2019December 3, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Animal Vegetable Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver, hot-air balloon, ignorance, moral superiorityLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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I never learn anything from listening to myself.

“I never learn anything from listening to myself.” — Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior

Author YahooeyPosted on September 5, 2019August 24, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior, learning, lessons learned, self-counselLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The opposite to courage, as one endeavors to understand the problem in our particular age, is automaton conformity.

“Will you explain to me why people encourage delusional behavior in children, and medicate it in adults?” — Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior

Author YahooeyPosted on June 14, 2019June 11, 2019Categories QuotationsTags adults, Barbara Kingsolver, behaviour, children, delusional, Flight BehaviorLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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