"Plato spoke of the necessity for divine madness in the poet. It is a frightening thing to open oneself to this strange and dark side of the divine; it means letting go our sane self control, that control which gives us the illusion of safety. But safety is only an illusion, and letting it go is part of listening to the silence, and to the spirit."

-- Madeleine L'Engle

#Letting Go Quotes #Plato Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I want to say so much more than I have time for.”
“Mindset changes are not happening from change in legislation. Like desegregation. We legally got rid of legal segregation, but schools are still segregated. You can demand people have better math understanding, but it depends how you interpret math understanding, and what you want it for, and if you think everybody can and should have that.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”
“I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.”
“My ego doesn't need soothing. I don't want him soothing anything of mine, including you.”
“Peace, unity and harmony!”

Source : "Old music: Van Morrison and Cliff Richard - Whenever God Shines His Light" by Greg Freeman, www.theguardian.com. September 21, 2012.
“Frankly, and let me be blunt, Wikipedia as a readable product is not for us. It's for them. It's for that girl in Africa who can save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around her, but only if she's empowered with the knowledge to do so.”
“There are so many doors to open. I am impatient to begin." --Charlie Gordan”

You may also like: