It often happens that we blurt out things that may in some kind of way be harmful to us, but we are silent about things that may make us look ridiculous; because in this case effect follows very quickly on cause (Arthur Schopenhauer)
Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of U.S.A
Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of U.S.A (not on the battlefields of Vietnam)
Whatever happens to us is beneficial
Whatever happens to us is beneficial (Lailah Gifty Akita)
The cry of the oppressed has entered not only into my ears, but into my soul, so that while I live, I cannot hold my peace
The cry of the oppressed has entered not only into my ears, but into my soul, so that while I live, I cannot hold my peace (Elijah Parish Lovejoy)
In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that dinner date never came to be
In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that dinner date never came to be (Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart)
When there’s no stimulus to be found on the outside, you have no option but to look inside yourself for inspiration, and when I did it set off a creativity that had always been inside of me, It mixed with my environment and life experiences to make something tangible,something that expressed me
When there’s no stimulus to be found on the outside, you have no option but to look inside yourself for inspiration, and when I did it set off a creativity that had always been inside of me, It mixed with my environment and life experiences to make something tangible,something that expressed me (Bernard Sumner, Chapter and Verse: New Order, Joy Division and Me)
I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president – with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR, and Lincoln – just in terms of what we’ve gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we’ve got a lot more work to do. And we’re gonna keep on at it
I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president – with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR, and Lincoln – just in terms of what we’ve gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we’ve got a lot more work to do. And we’re gonna keep on at it (Barack Obama)
I did not fear that I might tread upon a live rail and be killed. I feared something far more intangible-doing what was not contemplated by the Machine. Then I said to myself, “Man is the measure”, and I went, and after many visits I found an opening
I did not fear that I might tread upon a live rail and be killed. I feared something far more intangible-doing what was not contemplated by the Machine. Then I said to myself, “Man is the measure”, and I went, and after many visits I found an opening (E.M. Forster)
The energy of mindfulness has the element of friendship and loving kindness in it
The energy of mindfulness has the element of friendship and loving kindness in it. (Thich Nhat Hanh)
His words are like the sound of a needle dragging across a record. A sinking, sickening feeling washes over me. This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So, when the whole things spills, you aren’t as devastated
His words are like the sound of a needle dragging across a record. A sinking, sickening feeling washes over me. This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So, when the whole things spills, you aren’t as devastated (Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed)