At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
#quotes #alan-hirsch #preoccupation #life

There is nothing Dutch about my architecture. ~Rem Koolhaas
#quotes #rem-koolhaas #architecture #dutch

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When I was a kid, I used to deliver the newspaper all over town, cramming papers between screen doors and into mailboxes and under doormats. ~Jill Lepore
#quotes #jill-lepore #childhood

There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
#quotes #john-coltrane #feelings

It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
#proverbs #belgian-proverbs #reason

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #nature #flower

May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
#quotes #stephen-hawking #life #beauty #earth

The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs

I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
#quotes #gore-vidal #hudson-river #environment #pollution #water

Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs

Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
#quotes #h-g-wells #wish #hardship

The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
#quotes #ludwig-von-mises #politics #freedom

Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
#quotes #lorraine-hansberry #children #idealists

People have to be free to investigate computer security. People have to be free to look for the vulnerabilities and create proof of concept code to show that they are true vulnerabilities in order for us to secure our systems. ~Edward Snowden
#quotes #edward-snowden #computers #privacy

If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
#proverbs #danish-proverbs #jealousy

If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts. ~Sigmund Freud
#quotes #sigmund-freud #civilization #instincts

The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
#quotes #anne-ursu

So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
#quotes #michael-stipe #athens

I don't know where I come from but I am here now so deal with it. ~Gary Busey
#quotes #gary-busey #existence

It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
#quotes #harry-mathews #life #childhood #boys

The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #wisdom #speaking #hearing

To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #change #progress