Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear.
But I owe it to the subject to say, that it has long afforded me what philosophy is so often thought, and made, barren of – the fun of discovery, the pleasures of co-operation, and the satisfaction of reaching agreement.
Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself.
My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I’m way, way too old now, mate. That boat’s sailed.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
I have always found that actively loving
saves one from a morbid preoccupation
with the shortcomings of society.
You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.
In the deaf community, there are different types of people who have different philosophies. Some believe that they should only sign. Some believe they should only speak. Some people say you should use cued speech. Some say you should use cochlear implants. Some say you shouldn’t sign. Some people say you should sign.
I asked her if I was black or white. She replied “You are a human being. Educate yourself or you’ll be a nobody!
Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.
Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.
I went to Princeton from Amherst, where I split my interests between mathematics and philosophy.
When you have balance in your life, work becomes an entirely different experience. There is a passion that moves you to a whole new level of fulfillment and gratitude, and that’s when you can do your best… for yourself and for others.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.
Philosophy without action is the ruin of the soul. One brave deed is worth a hundred books, a thousand theories, a million words. Now as always we need heroes. And heroines! Down with the passive and the limp.
I don’t judge people.
It blurs out the center of my attention,
my focus,
myself.
There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.
Be a surfer. Watch the ocean. Figure out where the big waves are breaking and adjust accordingly.
Our lives are part of a unique adventure… Nevertheless, most of us think the world is ‘normal’ and are constantly hunting for something abnormal–like angels or Martians. But that is just because we don’t realize the world is a mystery. As for myself, I felt completely different. I saw the world as an amazing dream. I was hunting for some kind of explanation of how everything fit together.
Knock-knock-knockNo, that’s not creepy at all. Being in a spaceship twelve light-years from home and having someone knock on the door is totally normal.
It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.
I think hiccup cures were really invented for the amusement of the patient’s friends.
Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.
Stand in the divine rain, and seeds of wisdom will grow in your soul.
I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings.
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must — at that moment — become the center of the universe.
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
The purpose of relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness.
We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.
Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them.
Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that’s the sound the world makes when it pisses itself.
If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can’t do today.
Obligasyon kong maglayag, karapatan kong pumunta sa kung saan ko gusto, responsibilidad ko ang buhay ko.
The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.
Our enemies are quite good for relentlessly keeping us sharp and on our toes. This especially goes for sincere philosophers. They use their enemies to challenge their arguments so that they can know the weak points in their own reasoning and how to argue for and strengthen their position. There are just none like one’s enemies to always look for his mistakes and do it harder than anyone else.
This is the best thing to wear for today, you understand. Because I don’t like women in skirts and the best thing is to wear pantyhose or some pants under a short skirt, I think. Then you have the pants under the skirt and then you can pull the stockings up over the pants underneath the skirt. And you can always take off the skirt and use it as a cape. So I think this is the best costume for today.
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, and compassion
If you understand others you are smart.If you understand yourself you are illuminated.If you overcome others you are powerful.If you overcome yourself you have strength.If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.If you can act with vigor, you have a will.If you don’t lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.If you die without loss, you are eternal.
You only get one shot at life, one life to live, make the most out of it put as many smiles as you can on people’s faces, help as many people as you can, get you some paper. Live life, you and your folks.
Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
What do you read, Westbay? Romance novels?” She said it like reading romance was on par with chronic farting.
Wayne’s a little attached to that hat, Waxillium said. He thinks it’s lucky.Wayne: It is lucky. I ain’t never died while wearing that hat. Marasi frowned. I … I’m not sure I know how to respond.Wax: That’s a common reaction to Wayne.
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
There is life in walking, but death in running – there is life in communication, but death in talking – there is life in awareness, but death in judgement – so, be the life my friend, without the judgement, without the talking, without the running – simply be the life, full with sparkling communications, revelatory awareness and heart-warming walks.
Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?