 to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand." (Woodrow Wilson) "There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of Spirit on the body." (Jalalud'din Rumi) "And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over acuteness of the senses? (Edgar Allen Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart") "Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." (Albert Einstein) "Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive." (Harold Whitman) "I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world's variety and uniqueness." (Maya Angelou) "Feel yourself being quietly drawn by the deeper pull of what you truly love." (Jalalud'din Rumi) "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." (Anais Nin) "Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears." (Edgar Allan Poe) "The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create — so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating." (Pearl S. Buck) "I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action." (Tennessee Williams) "The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly." (Henry David Thoreau) "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life. All that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." (Albert Einstein) "While we have the gift of life, it seems to me that the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die -- whether it is our spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness." (Gilda Radner) "How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god." (Alan W. Watts) "Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." (Emily Post) "For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Never throw out anybody. Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years." (Audrey Hepburn) "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." (Carl Gustav Jung) "Many of us are aware that a greater life is possible. We sense that we have scarcely realized our potential, our powers, and that there lies vast continents, strange and wonderful worlds of unexplored territory within." (Michael Lynberg) |
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