I found out that drama was a fascinating exercise as a way to get out of my self and into somebody else's… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
Mass democracy, mass morality and the mass media thrive independently of the individual, who joins them only at the cost of at… — Al Alvarez Copy Share Image
Washington had performed his role to perfection. It was no enough that a leader look the part; by Washington's rules, he must… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
British fashion is self confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce, thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
No true Dharma Master behaves with rage, hate, ranting, self- importance. These are signs of mental instability, a character flaw. Never follow… — Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Copy Share Image
In South America euphemism appears to be the grisly preserve of violent power. 'Liberty' was the name of the biggest prison in… — Isabel Fonseca Copy Share Image
In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
When you stand and overcome a significant setback, you'll find an increasing inner confidence and self-assurance that has been created by conquering… — Bill Walsh Copy Share Image
Fashion can be about escapism but I have always been interested in the aspirational side of it - wanting to present the… — Rick Owens Copy Share Image
The mind is running on all sides to think about many things, - what we call thoughts coming from outside. We must… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
Integrity is not a given factor in everyone's life. It is a result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A man's own self is the last person to believe in him, and is harder to cheat than the rest of the… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
To penetrate into Italy is like a most fascinating act of self-discovery-back, back down the old ways of time. Strange and wonderful… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
We're not going to reform our moronic land-use laws, which mandate suburban sprawl one way or another. They're simply going to be… — James Howard Kunstler Copy Share Image
I want people to take thought about their condition and to recognize that the maintenance of a free society is a very… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Of all the featherless beasts, only man, chained by his self-imposed slavery to the clock, denies the elemental fire and proceeds as… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The ego, as our familiar sense of self, seems predicated on fear. The fear that we might not make it, that we… — Roger Housden Copy Share Image
Because by definition they lack any sense of mutuality or wholeness, our specializations subsist on conflict with one another. The rule is… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Too rich to be relevant to the world's poor, [Europe] attracts immigration but cannot encourage imitation. Too passive regarding international security. Too… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
If the desert is holy, it is because it is a forgotten place that allows us to remember the sacred. Perhaps that… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
I wanted to wipe the grin off his face with a fist. I resisted the urge. Who says I have no self-control? — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
I would say both Western psychology and Eastern paths would recognize that we get caught up in feeling like a separate self… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image