"The possible ranks higher than the actual."

-- Martin Heidegger

#Philosophical Quotes #Higher Quotes

“Every city began as a campsite - pg. 25”
“You cannot have your news instantly and have it done well. You cannot have your news reduced to 140 characters or less without losing large parts of it. You cannot manipulate the news but not expect it to be manipulated against you. You cannot have your news for free; you can only obscure the costs. If as a culture we can learn this lesson, and if we can learn to love the hard work, we will save ourselves much trouble and collateral damage. We must remember: There is no easy way.”

Source : Ryan Holiday (2012). “Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator”, p.201, Penguin
“I am hoping very much to get re-elected but it is going to be a tough fight.”
“True creativity flows only from stillness. When stillness becomes conscious, the spiritual dimension enters your life and you begin to be guided by an intelligence far greater than the human mind.”
“We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil.”
“I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.”
“For a moment she turned in a circle, staring at her hands, which she held high and useless, close to her breast. She bobbed and shambled like an ape doing a trick, and her face was the silly, bewildered face of a joker's victim. And yet she could make no move that was not beautiful. Her trapped terror was more lovely than any joy that Molly had ever seen, and that was the most terrible thing about it.”
“A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all.”

Source : "The Alternative Christmas Message 2013". TV Short, www.imdb.com. December 25, 2013.

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