Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 41
As quoted in The Enlightened Mind (1991), edited by Stephen Mitchell
Context: Little by little, wean yourself. This is the gist of what I have to say. From an embryo, whose nourishment comes in the blood, move to an infant drinking milk, to a child on solid food, to a searcher after wisdom, to a hunter of more invisible game.
Think how it is to have a conversation with an embryo. You might say, "The world outside is vast and intricate. There are wheatfields and mountain passes, and orchards in bloom. At night there are millions of galaxies, and in sunlight the beauty of friends dancing at a wedding."
You ask the embryo why he, or she, stays cooped up in the dark with eyes closed. Listen to the answer.
There is no "other world." I only know what I've experienced. You must be hallucinating.
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 41
“The key is so distant, I've opened doors.
Know when to listen, know what to listen for.”
Travis Meeks (1979) American musician
Shelf in the Room (Orange - 1998).
Lyrics
Johann Gottlieb Fichte book The Vocation of Man
Wenn ich nur dasjenige weiß, und von ihm überzeugt bin, was ich selbst gefunden, – nur dasjenige wirklich kenne, was ich selbst erfahren habe, so kann ich in der That nicht sagen, daß ich über meine Bestimmung das Geringste wisse; ich weiß blos, was Andre darüber zu wissen behaupten.
Source: The Vocation of Man (1800), P. Preuss, trans. (1987), p. 4
Britney Spears (1981) American singer, dancer and actress
Matt Lauer interview http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13347509/page/4/, MSNBC (14 June 2006)
“You know, I don't think I've ever listened to someone's commentary. Ever.”
David Fincher (1962) American film director
A Talk With David Fincher (1999)
James Cameron (journalist) (1911–1985) British journalist
Cameron Country, broadcast on BBC TV, July 12, 1969.
Robert A. Heinlein book Have Space Suit—Will Travel
Source: Have Space Suit—Will Travel (1958), Chapter 10
Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) English short-story writer, poet, and novelist
The English Flag, Stanza 1 (1891).
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