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The opposite of sensitive is not brave. Itâs not brave to refuse to pay attention, to refuse to notice, to refuse to feel and know and imagine. The opposite of sensitive is insensitive, and thatâs no badge of honor.
Glennon Doyle ⢠Untamed
Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, youâre there. It doesnât matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something thatâs like you after you take your hands away. The
... See moreRay Bradbury ⢠Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
âThe child says: âWhen I am a big boy.â But what is that? The big boy says, âWhen I grow up.â And then, grown up, he says: âWhen I get married.â But to be married, what is that after all? The thought changes to âWhen Iâm able to retire.â And then, when retirement comes, he looks back over the landscape traversed; a cold wind seems to sweep over it;
... See moreDale Carnegie ⢠How to stop worrying & start living
With that great countercultural courage of defying cynicism, Eiseley insists that it was the humans who nourished the highest in their nature by means of love, who lived with such exquisite tenderness for life in all of its expressions, that propelled our species from the caves to the cathedrals, from savagery to sonnets.
Maria Popova ⢠Of Stars, Seagulls, and Love: Loren Eiseley on the First and Final Truth of Life
- I paid attention to things I liked to do, and found ways to do more of that. I made it easy for interesting people
Henrik Karlsson ⢠Everything That Turned Out Well in My Life Followed the Same Design Process
"the creator is an artist above all." yes, thatâs what I think may be the most poetic way of stating this conclusion that the world, in large part, does embody beautiful ideas; that if you regard the world as a work of art â first of all, it helps you understand things, and secondly, itâs a pretty good work of art. It has tremendous beauty. It has... See more
On Being ⢠Beauty as a Compass for Truth
Because what scares me a hell of a lot more than pain is living my entire life and missing my becoming. What scares me more than feeling it all is missing it all.
Glennon Doyle ⢠Untamed
That is all we have, this moment with the world. It will not last, because nothing lasts. Entropy, mortality, extinction: the entire plan of the universe consists of losing, and no matter how much we find along the way, life amounts to a reverse savings account in which we are eventually robbed of everything. Our dreams and plans and jobs and knees... See more