"The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy."

--

James Broughton

#Joy Quotes #Explosions Quotes

“A person can't brood over one mistake, or waste time feeling sorry for himself, or take on any sort of persecution complex. Today I realize that once you have made a mistake, you must accept it, profit by it, and then totally dismiss it from your mind.”
“Radar is too long in the tooth for fine detail.”

Source : Peter Watts (2014). “Firefall”, p.34, Head of Zeus
“Branding adds spirit and a soul to what would otherwise be a robotic, automated, generic price-value proposition. If branding is ultimately about the creation of human meaning, it follows logically that it is the humans who must ultimately provide it.”
“We are all born with a powerful herd instinct and it can force otherwise rational people to act in inexplicable ways.”

Source : Paul Rusesabagina, Tom Zoellner (2006). “An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography”, p.219, Penguin
“Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.”
“Adele Adkins' retro-soul debut, '19', was striking less for her songs than for that voice: a voluptuous, slightly parched alto that swooped and fluttered like a Dusty Springfield student trying to upstage her teacher, or at least update the rules.”
“In every moment we make a decision -- whether conscious or unconscious. Will I choose to open my heart, send love, withhold judgment and thus free myself from fear? Or will I close my heart, project fear instead of extending love, judge others, and thus bind myself to fear? The choice is mine and mine alone.”

Source : FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Jul 16, 2014
“A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.”

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