"It is not OK in this culture to talk to friends about causes you believe in, much less to ask them to join in. It's OK to blast perfect strangers with crass messages every hour of the day, but it's a tinge embarrassing, it brings up some shyness, it seems an intrusion, it risks rejection to share real heartfelt commitments. It's easier to share our cynicism with strangers than our dreams with friends."

-- Donella Meadows

#Dream Quotes #Real Quotes #Believe Quotes

“The leading and characteristic features of the morbid state to which I would direct your attention are, anaemia, general languor and debility, remarkable feebleness of the heart's action, irritability of the stomach, and a peculiar change of the colour in the skin, occurring in connection with a diseased condition of the suprarenal capsules.”
“What avails a storm cloud accurate in form and color if the storm is not therein?”

Source : Albert Pinkham Ryder, Whitney Museum of American Art, Lloyd Goodrich (1947). “Albert P. Ryder: centenary exhibition ; Oct. 18 to Nov. 30, 1947”
“Throw in something extra. Whether it's a coupon for a future discount, additional information on how to use the product, or a genuine smile, people love to get more than they thought they were getting. And don't think that a gesture has to be large to be effective.”
“The Heavenly City will vie with the moon and even the sun for beauty and splendour!”
“I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.”
“No room can be called perfect unless it has real comfort.”
“I'd like to pretend that I've never seen anything, never read anything, never heard anything... and then make something...”
“I've enjoyed much success. The IRS is always at my door, constantly.”

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