Ayn Rand (1905–1982) Russian-American novelist and philosopher
Question period following Lecture 11 of Leonard Peikoff's series "The Philosophy of Objectivism," 1976
Source: Honor's Splendour
Ayn Rand (1905–1982) Russian-American novelist and philosopher
Question period following Lecture 11 of Leonard Peikoff's series "The Philosophy of Objectivism," 1976
Max Lucado (1955) American clergyman and writer
Source: Experiencing the Heart of Jesus: Knowing His Heart, Feeling His Love
Taisen Deshimaru (1914–1982) Japanese Buddhist monk
As quoted in A Galaxy Not So Far Away : Writers and Artists on Twenty-five Years of Star Wars (2002) by Glenn Kenny, p. 99
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
Source: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
“Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.”
John Cage (1912–1992) American avant-garde composer
Barry Long (1926–2003) Australian spiritual teacher and writer
Knowing Yourself: The True in the False (1996)
“You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.”
"Still I Rise"
And Still I Rise (1978)
Context: You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.