"As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope."

-- Ursula K. Le Guin

#Children Quotes #Compassion Quotes #Grieving Quotes

“The cell, over the billions of years of her life, has covered the earth many times with her substance, found ways to control herself and her environment, and insure her survival.”
“Trivial participation ultimately bores you, leaves behind a sense of shallowness, contributes little to your deeper sense of life. Significant participation, on the other hand, engages you, enthralls and satisfies you, it contributes to the meaning of your life”
“Dub music is like a long echo delay, looping through time...turning the rational musical order into an ocean of sensation.”
“Thereâ€™s something about hospital walls; though only made of bricks and plaster, when youâ€™re inside them the noise, the reality of the teeming city beyond, disappears; itâ€™s just outside the door, but it might as well be a magical land far, far away.”
“For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The rest, I always say, it comes.”
“I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality.”
“I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules.”

Source : New York Times, September 20, 1970.
“Abuse counselors say of the abusive client: â€œWhen he looks at himself in the morning and sees his dirty face, he sets about washing the mirror.”

Source : Lundy Bancroft (2003). “Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men”, p.126, Penguin

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