"Our body is not in space like things; it inhabits or haunts space. It applies itself to space like a hand to an instrument. And when we wish to move about, we do not move the body as we move an object."

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Source : Maurice Merleau-Ponty, James M. Edie (1964). “The Primacy of Perception: And Other Essays on Phenomenological Psychology, the Philosophy of Art, History and Politics”, p.5, Northwestern University Press

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

#Moving Quotes #Space Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.”
“Just do what you love.”

Source : Source: www.songfacts.com
“To conclude this discussion, assessment of justice demands engagement with the 'eyes of mankind',first, because we may variously identify with the others elsewhere and not just with our local community;second, because our choices and actions may affect the lives of others far as well as near;and third,because what they see from their respective perspective of history and geography may help us to overcome our own parochialism.”
“The continuous capacity of genius to surpass understanding remains a human constant.”

Source : "Of Human Accomplishment". The New Criterion, www.denisdutton.com. February, 2004.
“God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.”
“As I've gotten older, I've felt I have more authority on that subject. I think the conversation needs to be reframed. What I hate - a lot of conversations about choosing not to have children tend to be couched in these superficial terms, or kind of glib, "I'd rather have a Porsche" or "I forgot to have kids." No you didn't.”
“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.”

Source : Eckhart Tolle (2010). “Stillness Speaks”, p.5, New World Library
“It is impossible to outplay an opponent you can't outthink.”

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