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Wallace Stevens – world

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« The way to the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it. » ~Wallace Stevens

A. R. Ammons – silence

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« Only silence perfects silence. » ~A. R. Ammons

Noam Chomsky – population

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« The general population doesn’t know what was happening. And it doesn’t even know that it doesn’t know. » ~Noam Chomsky

David Foster Wallace – freedom

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad of petty little unsexy ways, everyday. ~David Foster Wallace

Ranciere – politics

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« Politics is something that occurs under the jurisdiction of the sensible. And it is art that distributes the sensible. Artists don’t wait for political justice, but act to rebalance the world… Poetry can dissolve the hierarchies of discourse. » ~Rancie

Wavy Gravy – good

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« Put your good where it will do the most. » ~Wavy Gravy

Inspirational quotes-Riddles of life

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

Play with life,laugh with life,dance lightly with life,and smile at the riddles of life,knowing that life’s only true lessons are writ small in the margin.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Linda Evans – learn from mistakes

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« It doesn’t matter if I don’t succeed in something, what matters is that I learn from my mistakes. » ~Linda Evans

J. Paul Getty – success

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. » ~J. Paul Getty

Charles B. Handy – strength

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Inspirational, Quotes

« The moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are-bald or old, or fat or poor, successful or struggling-when you don’t feel the need to apologize for anything or to deny anything. To be comfortable in your own skin is the beginning of strength. » ~Charles B. Handy