Factum Quotes

#1. Rationalizing is not a tool for penetration of reality but a post-factum attempt to harmonize one's own wishes with existing reality.

Erich Fromm

#2. Some of the greatest discoveries ... consist mainly in the clearing away of psychological roadblocks which obstruct the approach to reality; which is why,post factum they appear so obvious.

Arthur Koestler

#3. We also have 2 horses, but they're not allowed in the house.

Martin Milner

#4. Bogeymen or not, I was in love with Alden Thomas, regardless of what name I went by or what demon wanted me dead.

Mary Lindsey

#5. Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.

Benjamin Disraeli

#6. I love to see how far you're able to go, both in skills but also emotionally how far I can push myself.

Alicia Vikander

#7. Technology companies must constantly weigh ethical decisions: Where should Facebook set its privacy defaults, and should it tolerate glimpses of nudity? Should Twitter close accounts that seem sympathetic to terrorists? How should Google handle sex and violence, or defamatory articles?

Nicholas Kristof

#8. And he had a theory about fear. It was all about regret. If you make what you want out of life and don't bullshit yourself about your choices, then there are no regrets, and a man without regret isn't afraid of anything.

Mark Allen Smith