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Creativity1 quote
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath · 1953Destructive impulses1 quote
I desire the things which will destroy me in the end. — Sylvia Plath · 1951Expectations1 quote
If you expect nothing from somebody, you are never disappointed. — Sylvia Plath · 1963Introspection1 quote
I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am. — Sylvia Plath · 1963Language1 quote
We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages. The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds. We cut nature up, organize it into concepts, and ascribe significances as we do, largely because we are parties to an agreement that holds throughout our speech community and is codified in the patterns of our language. — Benjamin Lee Whorf · 1940Language and thought1 quote
We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages. The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds. We cut nature up, organize it into concepts, and ascribe significances as we do, largely because we are parties to an agreement that holds throughout our speech community and is codified in the patterns of our language. — Benjamin Lee Whorf · 1940Low expectations1 quote
If you expect nothing from somebody, you are never disappointed. — Sylvia Plath · 1963Self-destruction1 quote
I desire the things which will destroy me in the end. — Sylvia Plath · 1951Self-doubt1 quote
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath · 1953Self-knowledge1 quote
I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am. — Sylvia Plath · 1963