Small: Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that the world goes backwards, th
Søren Kierkegaard
"Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that the world goes backwards, that evil spreads. This can be traced back to the very beginning of the world. The gods were bored; therefore they created human beings"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Purity of heart is to will one thing
Søren Kierkegaard
"Purity of heart is to will one thing"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays
Søren Kierkegaard
"Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own
Søren Kierkegaard
"Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the w
Søren Kierkegaard
"Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Love is all, it gives all, and it takes all
Søren Kierkegaard
"Love is all, it gives all, and it takes all"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself
Søren Kierkegaard
"Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying mans struggle at his las
Søren Kierkegaard
"Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced
Søren Kierkegaard
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living
Søren Kierkegaard
"Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each oth
Søren Kierkegaard
"Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey
Søren Kierkegaard
"It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its
Søren Kierkegaard
"It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must b
Søren Kierkegaard
"If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: I see it all perfectly there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion a
Søren Kierkegaard
"I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to cont
Søren Kierkegaard
"I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have free
Søren Kierkegaard
"How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he m
Søren Kierkegaard
"God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good
Søren Kierkegaard
"Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes
Søren Kierkegaard
"Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are
Søren Kierkegaard
"Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: During the first period of a mans life the greatest danger is not to take the risk
Søren Kierkegaard
"During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time
Søren Kierkegaard
"Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in and through all this they retain a kind of homesickness for the scenes of their childhood"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself
Søren Kierkegaard
"Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become tran
Søren Kierkegaard
"Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Be that self which one truly is
Søren Kierkegaard
"Be that self which one truly is"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom
Søren Kierkegaard
"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside hi
Søren Kierkegaard
"A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: There is no doubt that we should take solar radiation into account. We have seen ground temperatures rising si
"There is no doubt that we should take solar radiation into account. We have seen ground temperatures rising since 1975, and it is important to know to what extent that has been caused by the sun or by carbon dioxide"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: The fact that were catching more fish per person than weve ever done before doesnt mean that there are not par
"The fact that we're catching more fish per person than we've ever done before doesn't mean that there are not particular places where we've managed fisheries badly"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: Just because there is a problem doesnt mean that we have to solve it, if the cure is going to be more expensiv
"Just because there is a problem doesn't mean that we have to solve it, if the cure is going to be more expensive than the original ailment"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: I really try to say things as they basically are and it so happens that it is a good message that things are g
"I really try to say things as they basically are and it so happens that it is a good message that things are getting better, but there are still problems"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: But this is an occupational hazard of being a scientist. You say this is the best information I have and then
"But this is an occupational hazard of being a scientist. You say this is the best information I have and then you realize that not everyone is going to read the footnotes or the whole book, so people are going to get the wrong impression"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: Think on a 50-year scale, which is a much more natural time-scale for global warming. The US is right now spen
"Think on a 50-year scale, which is a much more natural time-scale for global warming. The US is right now spending about 200 million dollars annually on research into renewable energy"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: Of course, the world is full of problems. But on the other hand its important to get the sense... are we gener
"Of course, the world is full of problems. But on the other hand it's important to get the sense... are we generally moving in the right direction or the wrong direction?"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: Even if I was a bad right wing guy, to the extent of whether my arguments are right or wrong, theyre right or
"Even if I was a bad right wing guy, to the extent of whether my arguments are right or wrong, they're right or wrong independently if I'm right or left"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: So its mainly a question of helping the Third World overcome the effects of global warming
"So it's mainly a question of helping the Third World overcome the effects of global warming"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: The Kyoto treaty has an estimated cost of between US150 and 350 billion a year, starting in 2010
"The Kyoto treaty has an estimated cost of between US$150 and $350 billion a year, starting in 2010"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: On average, global warming is not going to harm the developing world
"On average, global warming is not going to harm the developing world"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: My suggestion is that we should first work to ensure the Third World has clean drinking water and sanitation
"My suggestion is that we should first work to ensure the Third World has clean drinking water and sanitation"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist