"(After death.) So few people who come across, possess awareness of any kind. All they bring along with them are worthless values. All they desire is continuation of what they had in life no matter how misguided or degraded. . . Will those people ever progress, even with our help?"

-- Richard Matheson

#People Quotes #Progress Quotes #Desire Quotes

“Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.”
“The few things that work fantastically well should be identified, cultivated, nurtured, and multiplied.”

Source : Richard Koch (2011). “The 80/20 Principle”, p.26, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
“I was gaining weight very rapidly and read about the idea of restricting carbohydrates as an alternative to going hungry. I had a big appetite, so that was the only thing I would even consider.”
“What have you come to Earth for?' 'I'm having difficulties with a flower,' the little prince said. 'Ah!' said the snake. And they were both silent.”
“People ask me: â€˜What is punk? How do you define punk?' Here's how I define punk: It's a free space. It could be called jazz. It could be called hip-hop. It could be called blues, or rock, or beat. It could be called techno. It's just a new idea. For me, it was punk rock. That was my entrance to this idea of the new ideas being able to be presented in an environment that wasn't being dictated by a profit motive.”
“There is only this now. It does not come from anywhere; it is not going anywhere. It is not permanent, but it is not impermanent. Though moving, it is always still. When we try to catch it, it seems to run away, and yet it is always here and there is no escape from it. And when we turn around to find the self which knows this moment, we find that it has vanished like the past.”
“You give me the feeling that the universe Was made by something more than human For something less than human. But I identify myself, as always, With something that there's something wrong with, With something human.”

Source : Randall Jarrell (1966). “The Lost World”, London : Eyre & Spottiswoode
“I learned at that young age that sometimes a really big chance pays off.”

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