it was the kind of moon that I would want to send back to my ancestors and gift to my descendants so they know that I too, have been bruised...by beauty. ― Sanober Khan, Turquoise Silence Image © Lorie Schaull with CCLicense
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Quote for Today: Tyler Knott Gregson
What if it's the there and not the here that I long for? The wander and not the wait, the magic in the lost feet stumbling down the faraway street and the way the moon never hangs quite the same. ― Tyler Knott Gregson, Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series Image: Full moon … Continue reading Quote for Today: Tyler Knott Gregson
Quote for Today: Stanley Kubrick
I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker. -- Stanley … Continue reading Quote for Today: Stanley Kubrick
Quote for Today: Anthony de Mello
Love springs from awareness. It is only inasmuch as you see someone as he or she really is here and now, and not as they are in your memory or your desire or in your imagination or projection, that you can truly love them. Otherwise, it is not the person that you love but … Continue reading Quote for Today: Anthony de Mello
Quote for Today: A. A. Milne
“Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. ―A. A. … Continue reading Quote for Today: A. A. Milne
Quote for Today: Barbara Kingsolver
The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. What I want is so simple I almost can’t say it: elementary kindness. … Continue reading Quote for Today: Barbara Kingsolver
Quote for Today: Miya Yamanouchi
I see stunning men walking on the street everyday. Some walk shirtless because it's hot and they feel more comfortable that way. Do I scream out at them, beep at them or whistle? No, I smile to myself in appreciation of them and drive on by. Why? Because I believe they have the right to … Continue reading Quote for Today: Miya Yamanouchi
