"I would advise you against defensiveness on priciple. it precludes the best eventualities along with the worst. At the most basic level it expresses a lack of faith."

-- Marilynne Robinson

#Levels Quotes #Worst Quotes #Advise Quotes

“When I hear music, itâ€™s visual; I see things,”
“The ... irrational fear of communism is being deliberately used in many quarters to blind us to our real problems.”
“How do you know what's really organic? Today, there's all these impurities in the water and the air. The water for the fruits and vegetables has junk in it. If you get enough vitamins and minerals out of normal food and whole grains, and you get enough proteins and exercise (that's the key) then nature builds up a tolerance to all of these things. It's survival of the fittest. You can't have everything perfect, that's impossible, but the fit survive.”
“I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will.”
“No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.”
“These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.”
“Creativity does not depend on inherited talent or on environment or upbringing; it is the function of the ego of every human being.”

Source : Silvano Arieti (1976). “Creativity: The Magic Synthesis”, Basic Books (AZ)
“I think we have to be careful about what we label as a prerequisite for spirituality. I don't think you have to know a lot to have a spiritual life, but knowing gives life richness.”

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