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together
Loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.
[ via Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ]
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or you will be taught to fly
When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing One of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
[ by Patrick Overton, author and poet [...]
tenacity
“Well, it’s mostly just starting with an idea and then putting in a whole lot of hard work. It’s not really more than that.
[ Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno via the99percent.com ]
Imagination is more important than knowledge
[ via Albert Einstein ]
cleanse
The sea cleanses me with its noise and lays a rhythm upon everything in me that is disturbed and confused.
[ via Rainer Maria Rilke ]
Tell an Alternative Story
Neither revolution nor reformation can ultimately change a society. Rather you must tell a new powerful tale. One so persuasive that it sweeps away the old myths and becomes the preferred story. One so inclusive that it gathers all the bits of our past and our present into a coherent whole. One that even shines [...]
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do it
[ anonymous via Michael Arrington ]
creating the future
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need [...]
“It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.”
[ Betty Friedan via @thedailylove ]
Learning