P. M. Forni famous quotes

Respecting others' opinions doesn't mean being untrue to our own.
-- P. M. Forni

#Mean #Others Opinions #Opinion

Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect successfully and live well with others, developing thoughtfulness, and fostering effective self-expression and communication. Civility includes courtesy, politeness, mutual respect, fairness, good manners, as well as a matter of good health. Taking an active interest in the well-being of our community and concern for the health of our society is also involved in civility.
-- P. M. Forni

#Nice #Communication #Mean

When the healthy pursuit of self-interest and self-realizatio n turns into self-absorption , other people can lose their intrinsic value in our eyes and become mere means to the fulfillment of our needs and desires.
-- P. M. Forni

#Mean #Eye #Self

If we are kind and considerate, people will want to be around us, and we benefit from enduring circles of attention and care.
-- P. M. Forni

#Circles #People #Benefits

Few things would gratify me as much as a rediscovered respect for things belonging to others. Not abusing the property of others (or that of the community) is one of the ways in which we respect others. It is an essential part of being considerate guests, no matter where we are: in an airplane, in a friend's home, in a movie theater, in a doctor's office, in a public library, or in a public square.
-- P. M. Forni

#Airplane #Home #Squares

Don't discount the power of your words. The thought that they might cause unnecessary hurt or discomfort should inform every conversation.
-- P. M. Forni

#Hurt #Might #Causes

These small indignities and minor cruelties take a toll. They add to the burden of stress and fatigue that is already present in the workplace and they have real consequences on the every day lives of workers.
-- P. M. Forni

#Real #Stress #Add

Bragging is often merely a ladder we build for ourselves out of words when we are afraid we are not tall enough in the eyes of the world. It is an unwitting confession to low self-esteem.
-- P. M. Forni

#Self Esteem #Eye #Ladders

When we complain, we often project onto others the dissatisfaction of how we're dealing with our own lives.
-- P. M. Forni

#Complaining #Projects #Dissatisfaction

Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed. Having once experienced the mystery, plenitude, contradiction, and composure of a work of art, we afterward have a built-in resistance to the slogans and propaganda of oversimplification that have often contributed to the destruction of human life. Poetry is a verbal means to a nonverbal source. It is a motion to no-motion, to the still point of contemplation and deep realization.

We two remake our world by naming it / Together, knowing what words mean for us / And for the other for whom current coin / Is cold speech--but we say, the tree, the pool, / And see the fire in the air, the sun, our sun, / Anybody's sun, the world's sun, but here, now / Particularly our sun....

We're not going to survive in this world, temporally or spiritually, without increased faith in the Lord-and I don't mean a positive mental attitude-I mean downright solid faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the one thing that gives vitality and power to otherwise rather weak individuals.

When you live for others' opinions, you are dead. I don't want to live thinking about how I'll be remembered.

Feminism is what I do with my life, it’s how I spend my days, it’s my job, it’s not just an opinion I have among many other opinions.

Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.

I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.

You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people.