Michael Pollan The idea took hold of me. It was a little like being shown a door in a familiar room — the room of your own mind — that you had somehow never noticed before and being told by people you trusted (scientists!) that a whole other way of thinking — of being! — …
Madeleine L’Engle On Self Consciousness
Madeleine L’Engle (November 29, 1918–September 6, 2007) When we are self-conscious, we cannot be wholly aware; we must throw ourselves out first. This throwing ourselves away is the act of creativity. So, when we wholly concentrate, like a child in play, or an artist at work, then we share in the act of creating. We …
David Paladin On Balance
David Paladin (November 04, 1926 - 1984) If we were to take the Tao symbol, put a pin at its center and spin it. We would have neither yin nor yang, but a whole, a new image as a result of the blending of the two. When you blend the good and the bad you …
James Broughton On Vision
James Broughton (November 10, 1913 – May 17, 1999) Believe in hunches, not opinion polls. You are not your name or your telephone number. At boarding time don't miss the boat that has your name on it. It sails only once. Head for the deep. Hold your course, even if your vision shipwrecks you.
Anne Beattie On Time
Anne Beattie (September 08, 1947 -) When we came in she had her chair sideways by the window looking out at the snow, and she said, without even looking up to know it was us, that the doctor had said that sitting and staring at the snow was a waste of time. She should get …
Virginia Woolf On Life
Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) How beautiful a street is in winter! It is at once revealed and obscured. Here vaguely one can trace symmetrical straight avenues of doors and windows; here under the lamps are floating islands of pale light through which pass quickly bright men and women, who, for …
Antoine De Saint-Exupery On Responsibility
Antoine De Saint-Exupery (June 29, 1900 - July 31, 1944) If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts.
