You are a Universe of Universes And your Soul a source of Songs.
The latest literary discussions reflect a struggle between two artistic methods - romanticism and realism, with the latter clearly ascendant for the time being.
History is not was, it is.
Always remember, your focus determines your reality.
The hero’s journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, 'Look, you’re in Sleepy Land. Wake. Come on a trip. There is a whole aspect of your consciousness, your being, that’s not been touched. So you’re at home here? Well, there’s not enough of you there. ' And so it starts.
The first duty of society is justice.
Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity. The ignorant peasant without fault is greater than the philosopher with many. What is genius or courage without a heart?
I'm a work in progress, but if I know in my heart that I'm doing my best, that my heart's in the right place, that I have unconditional love, I feel okay.
This divineness had that in it which, though commanding worship, at the same time enforced a certain nameless terror.
The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.
The next time you look into the mirror, try to let go of the storyline that says you're too fat or too sallow, too ashy or too old, your eyes are too small or your nose too big; just look into the mirror and see your face. When the criticism drops away, what you will see then is just you, without judgment, and that is the first step towards transforming your experience of the world.
Be a beneficial presence on the planet. Give your Gifts. Boldly go where no woman or no man has ever gone before.
All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.
All that separates, whether of race, class, creed, or sex, is inhuman, and must be overcome.
I never knew what basketball was. I started playing on the playground. People used to laugh at me and joke at me because I was so tall and I didn't know the game and couldn't play it.
Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.
I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree.
You can't leave a footprint that lasts if you're always walking on tiptoe.
Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power.
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
