John Donne book Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed
No. 19, To His Mistress Going to Bed
Elegies
Source: The Complete English Poems
Quotes about set page 7
“When Reality is a prison, Your mind can set you free.”
Zack Snyder (1966) American film director, film producer, and screenwriter
“Belane, are you nuts?"
Who knows? Insanity is comparative. Who sets the norm?”
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer
Maira Kalman (1949) Israeli American artist and creator of children's books
Source: The Principles of Uncertainty
“Beware what you set your heart upon. For it surely shall be yours.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
“Even if I'm following the path my parents set, I need to take my own dreams and beliefs with me.”
Natsumi Ando (1970) Manga artist
Source: Kitchen Princess, Vol. 05
Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007) American author and polymath
Source: Cosmic Trigger: Die letzten Geheimnisse der Illuminaten oder An den Grenzen des erweiterten Bewusstseins
John Muir (1838–1914) Scottish-born American naturalist and author
Source: 1890s, The Mountains of California (1894), chapter 5: The Passes <!-- Terry Gifford, EWDB, page 328 -->
Context: Accidents in the mountains are less common than in the lowlands, and these mountain mansions are decent, delightful, even divine, places to die in, compared with the doleful chambers of civilization. Few places in this world are more dangerous than home. Fear not, therefore, to try the mountain-passes. They will kill care, save you from deadly apathy, set you free, and call forth every faculty into vigorous, enthusiastic action. Even the sick should try these so-called dangerous passes, because for every unfortunate they kill, they cure a thousand.
Carl Sagan book The Demon-Haunted World
Source: The Demon-Haunted World : Science as a Candle in the Dark (1995), Ch. 1 : The Most Precious Thing, p. 12
Source: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Tony Kushner (1956) American playwright and screenwriter
Source: Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Emmet Fox (1886–1951) American New Thought writer
Source: Find and Use Your Inner Power
“I must feel the fire of my soul so my intellectual blues can set others on fire.”
Cornel West (1953) African-American philosopher and political/civil rights activist
Source: Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Assata Shakur (1947) American activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army
“Step follows step,
Hope follows Courage,
Set your face towards danger,
Set your heart on victory.”
Gail Carson Levine The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Source: The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
"Einstein's Reply to Criticisms" (1949), The World As I See It (1949)
Context: A man's value to the community depends primarily on how far his feelings, thoughts, and actions are directed towards promoting the good of his fellows. We call him good or bad according to how he stands in this matter. It looks at first sight as if our estimate of a man depended entirely on his social qualities.
And yet such an attitude would be wrong. It is clear that all the valuable things, material, spiritual, and moral, which we receive from society can be traced back through countless generations to certain creative individuals. The use of fire, the cultivation of edible plants, the steam engine — each was discovered by one man.
Only the individual can think, and thereby create new values for society — nay, even set up new moral standards to which the life of the community conforms. Without creative, independently thinking and judging personalities the upward development of society is as unthinkable as the development of the individual personality without the nourishing soil of the community.
The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion.
“When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.”
Gillian Rubinstein Tales of the Otori
Source: Across the Nightingale Floor
Kresley Cole American writer
Source: Dreams of a Dark Warrior
“I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.”
Ram Dass (1931–2019) American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the 1971 book Be Here Now
“Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances.”
Victor Hugo book Les Misérables
Source: Les Misérables
Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) British American author and journalist
Source: god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
“What the world needs is a set villain that people can point at and say, “It’s all your fault!”
Haruki Murakami book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Source: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“People don't change. If anything, you get more set in your ways as you get older, not less”
Sarah Dessen book Along for the Ride
Source: Along for the Ride
Tsunetomo Yamamoto book Hagakure
As translated by William Scott Wilson. This first sentence of this passage was used as a military slogan during the early 20th century to encourage soldiers to throw themselves into battle. Variant translations:
Bushido is realised in the presence of death. In the case of having to choose between life and death you should choose death. There is no other reasoning. Move on with determination. To say dying without attaining ones aim is a foolish sacrifice of life is the flippant attitude of the sophisticates in the Kamigata area. In such a case it is difficult to make the right judgement. No one longs for death. We can speculate on whatever we like. But if we live without having attaining that aim, we are cowards. This is an important point and the correct path of the Samurai. When we calmly think of death morning and evening and are in despair, We are able to gain freedom in the way of the Samurai. Only then can we fulfil our duty without making mistakes in life.
By the Way of the warrior is meant death. The Way of the warrior is death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. It means nothing more than this. It means to see things through, being resolved.
I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.
The way of the Samurai is in death.
I have found the essence of Bushido: to die!
Hagakure (c. 1716)
Source: Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Context: The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. To say that dying without reaching one's aim is to die a dog's death is the frivolous way of sophisticates. When pressed with the choice of life or death, it is not necessary to gain one's aim.
We all want to live. And in large part we make our logic according to what we like. But not having attained our aim and continuing to live is cowardice. This is a thin dangerous line. To die without gaining one's aim is a dog's death and fanaticism. But there is no shame in this. This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.
Seth Godin (1960) American entrepreneur, author and public speaker
"Competition as a crutch" http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/07/competition-as-a-crutch.html Seth's Blog (2012-07-16) <br class="br">Source: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Brené Brown (1965) US writer and professor
Source: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel
Variant: Henry," said Charlotte, who seemed to have recovered from her shock, "if you set yourself on fire deliberately, I will institute divorce proceedings. Now sit down and eat your supper. And say hello to our guest.
Source: Clockwork Angel
Ntozake Shange for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Source: for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Sean Covey (1964) author; business executive
Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
“One cannot alter a condition with the same mind set that created it in the first place.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Variant: Problems cannot be solved with the same mind set that created them.
