"The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don’t. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy."
React to this quote
More by Paulo Coelho
See allResonant Thoughts
"When Galilei let balls of a particular weight, which he had determined himself, roll down an inclined plain, or Torricelli made the air carry a weight, which he had previously determined to be equal t…"
"Like fish who do not know they swim in water, we are seldom aware of the atmosphere of the times through which we move, how strange and singular they are. But when we approach another age, its alienne…"
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"I use the term "liberal" not in the political sense, as if it meant half measures, but in its original sens…"
— Everett Dean Martin"“The plumber plodded along in silence, like a man who has learned to be polite to lunatics through dealing …"
— Lindsey Davis"And as Americans know from our history on our own old frontier, gun battles are caused by outlaws, and not …"
— John F. Kennedy"Tax crimes should be investigated by the tax bureau, not through secret police detention."
— Ai Weiwei"I have marched in many a battle host," Adaon answered quietly, "but I have also planted seeds and reaped th…"
— Lloyd Alexander"Can you believe this shit? Hell has frozen over. Now, a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this…"
— Kathy Griffin
Related Thinkers
Related Topics
Deep Dives
- Albert Einstein on knowledge
- Stephen Jay Gould on knowledge
- Carl Sagan on knowledge
- Charles Darwin on knowledge
- Michael Parenti on knowledge
- Galileo Galilei on knowledge
- Giordano Bruno on knowledge
- J. R. Partington on knowledge
- Albert Einstein on life
- Albert Einstein on science
- justice & Beauty
- justice & Change
