Martin Svoboda
@quick, member from April 4, 2011
“The world is as neutral as a mirror. We perceive in it only what we put before it.”
Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher
“The world will remain as brutal as our level of desensitization to its brutality.”
Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher
“It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works.”
Terry Pratchett book The Wee Free Men
Source: The Wee Free Men
“You must always aim for further growth.”
Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver
“That there’s some good in this world. And it’s worth fighting for.”
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works
Context: Frodo : What are we holding on to, Sam?
Sam: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for
“When I understand myself, I understand you, and out of that understanding comes love.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher
Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiLR4sCgvnc
Context: But now, let’s give each other a chance.
It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric.
To lower the temperature.
To see each other again.
To listen to each other again.
To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy.
We are not enemies. We are Americans.