"We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement... we must concentrate outside ourselves."

--

Source : Bahai lecture; as quoted in "Abstract Expressionist Painting in America", W.C. Seitz, 1983, pp. 66/67, 1951.

Mark Tobey

#Agreement Quotes #Water Quotes #Ego Quotes

“My style is mainly about comfort. It has to be comfortable, it has to lay right on me, know what I mean?”
“It is not certainty which is creative, but the uncertainty we are pledged to in our works.”

Source : Edmond Jabès (1977). “The Book of Questions: The Book of Yukel, Return to the Book”, Wesleyan
“You never go into a marriage expecting to get divorced. You go into a marriage expecting it's going to last forever, and you have a lot of ways you dream about the future. You have all these expectations, and then you have to adjust those expectations, and it can be a very unnerving, confusing time.”
“A buoyant, positive approach to the game is as basic as a sound swing.”
“Being an ex-England manager, one that failed to qualify for the World Cup, is like being a dead politician.”
“I love Vice President Biden, let's make this clear. But we do need somebody that is going to reconnect with the heart and soul of everyday Americans in this country. The Democrats failed on that. And we can place blame on everybody else that we want to. But the bottom line is you can both love this party and critique this party.”
“I can pull a bone out of my shoulder and dislocate it”
“Zora Neale Hurston said fear is the greatest emotion and I said, 'No my dear sister.' Fear will make us move to save our own skins. Love also makes us save ourselves, but it will make us move to save others as well.”

You may also like: