Discovering The Limits of the Possible. »
By John on May 30, 2006 in Culture, Deep Thoughts, General, Science | 0 Comments
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible. –Arthur C. Clarke
Category: Deep Thoughts
Respecting Nature »
By John on May 29, 2006 in Culture, Deep Thoughts, Science, Society, Technology | 0 Comments
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. –E.B. White
Basic Decency and Goodness »
By John on May 28, 2006 in Deep Thoughts, Society | 0 Comments
Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. –Pablo Casals
A Drop In the Ocean »
By John on May 27, 2006 in Deep Thoughts, Religion, Society | 0 Comments
We realize that what we are accomplishing is a drop in the ocean. But if this drop were not in the ocean, it would be missed. –Mother Teresa
The Price of Success »
By John on May 26, 2006 in Deep Thoughts, General | 0 Comments
The price of success is perseverance. The price of failure comes cheaper. –Anonymous
The Immortal Flow of Energy »
By John on May 9, 2006 in Culture, Deep Thoughts | 0 Comments
Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life. –Smiley Blanton
Power Is An End »
By John on May 7, 2006 in Deep Thoughts, Politics, Society | 0 Comments
Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. –Orwell, 1984
Imagination and Knowledge »
By John on May 6, 2006 in Deep Thoughts, Science | 0 Comments
Along with some of the great theories of how our universe works, Einstein is also know for some great insights into human nature. It seems, despite a depth of knowledge exceeding almost everyone else in human history, yet he is saying that knowledge has a limit. We can only know so much.
Life in Abundance »
By John on Apr 29, 2006 in Deep Thoughts, Family, Friends | 2 Comments
It is when we have loved greatly that our life is abundant. What does that mean. To me it implies passion. Not just passion for another person, that special someone, although that may be part of it. But it also means a great love for life and all the people that are part of our life…a passion for life if you will.
The Cure For All The Ills And Wrongs »
By John on Apr 29, 2006 in Culture, Deep Thoughts, Religion | 1 Comment
The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word ‘love’. It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life. –Lydia Maria Child
It really just can’t get any more obvious than this. Ms. Child is reminding that if we approach life and the people in our world from a place of love, then all the bad things in life really would go away.
The Divine Vitality That Produces and Restores Life »
By John on Apr 23, 2006 in Deep Thoughts | 0 Comments
The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word ‘love’. It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life. It’s hard to find anything to question to disagree on with this quote by Child. It goes back to second greatest commandment of Christianity, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” As I’ve said before, we could throw out the entire Bible, and just try to follow those to greatest commandments, and not only would we be occupied for our entire life, but the world would be a much better place for everyone.
The Golden Opportunity Is In Yourself Alone »
By John on Apr 22, 2006 in Business, Culture, Deep Thoughts | 0 Comments
The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of other; it is in yourself alone. –Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden, founder of Success Magazine, is also considered to be the founder of the modern success movement in America. [...]
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