contempt never forgiven
Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever.
-Lord Chesterfield, statesman and writer (1694-1773)
future of the human
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
-H.G. Wells, writer (21 Sep 1866-1946)
...of ignoring
This is what power really is: the privilege of ignoring anything you might find distasteful.
-Oksana Zabuzhko, writer (b. 19 Sep 1960)
Language of the city
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
...no greatness
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.
-Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (1828-1910)
Perfect union....
In a perfect union the man and woman are like a strung bow. Who is to say whether the string bends the bow, or the bow tightens the string?
-Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-1974)
-Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-1974)
pure... private property
The sun is pure communism everywhere except in cities, where it's private property.
-Malcolm De Chazal, writer and painter (1902-1981)
Next Generation...
If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.
-Claude Pepper, senator and representative (1900-1989)
Control & ignore
Things you can always control:
- Your words
- Your actions
- Your atitude
- Your perspective
- Your focus
- Your effort
- Your energy
- Your mood
- Your temper
- Your breathing
- Your mentality
- Your gratitude
- Your consistency
- Your humility
- Your empathy
Ignore the rest..
lifetime of listening
"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk."
~ Doug Larson
as you share it...
"Kindness to me is not a duty or responsibility; it's a unique feeling which makes you happier as you share it."
~ Aashish Jagini
bring sunshine
"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."
~ James Matthew Barrie
...with fellow men
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men."
~ Herman Melville
...made them feel
"I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel."
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel."
~ Maya Angelou
not readymade
"Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions."
~ The Dalai Lama
prisoners of...
In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.
-Ivan Illich, philosopher and priest (1926-2002)
-Ivan Illich, philosopher and priest (1926-2002)
New ideas...
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
-John Cage, composer (1912-1992)
No yesterdays on the road
When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.
-William Least Heat-Moon, travel writer (b. 27 Aug 1939)
punishing the...
When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. But poverty is neither a crime nor a character flaw. Stigmatize those who let people die, not those who struggle to live.
-Sarah Kendzior, journalist and author (b. 1 Sep 1978)
-Sarah Kendzior, journalist and author (b. 1 Sep 1978)
...best interpreters
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
-John Locke, philosopher (1632-1704)
Breaking Vs. Shaping
"The very season that feels like it's breaking you is the one that's shaping you."
- Tony Robbins
- Tony Robbins
The true duty of patriots
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
-Barbara Ehrenreich, journalist and author (1941-2022)
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