peter_hurford comments on Rationality Quotes March 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: peter_hurford 01 March 2012 05:19:45PM *  31 points [-]

The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

-- Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Comment author: fortyeridania 02 March 2012 02:01:50AM 4 points [-]

Fits this one, two out of three.

Comment author: DanielLC 01 March 2012 07:09:07PM 5 points [-]

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies

I think he'd do better if he just made up his mind. I'd go with the second one.

Comment author: pedanterrific 01 March 2012 07:41:37PM 27 points [-]

watch out folks, we got a badass over here