Elie Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) I must confess that I do not know, or no longer know, what I wanted to achieve with my words. I only know that without this testimony, my life as a writer — or my life, period — would not have become what it is: …
Adrienne Rich On Human Relationships
Adrienne Rich (May 16, 1929–March 27, 2012) An honorable human relationship — that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word ‘love’ — is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can tell each other.
Pablo Picasso On Passions
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 08, 1973) To my distress and perhaps to my delight, I order things in accordance with my passions…I put in my pictures everything I like. So much the worse for the things — they have to get along with one another.
Henry David Thoreau On Self Care
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) I am convinced that to maintain one’s self care on this earth is not a hardship but a pass time, if we will live simply and wisely.
Randy Pausch On Dreams
Randy Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) My uniqueness, I realized, came in the specifics of all the dreams — from incredibly meaningful to decidedly quirky — that defined my forty-six years of life. Sitting there, I knew that despite the cancer, I truly believed I was a lucky man because I had …
William James On Mystical States
William James (January 11, 1842–August 26, 1910) Mystical states cannot be sustained for long. Except in rare instances, half an hour, or at most an hour or two, seems to be the limit beyond which they fade into the light of common day. Often, when faded, their quality can but imperfectly be reproduced in memory; …
Jean-Luc Picard On Time
Jean-Luc Picard Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives but I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because they will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as …
