"The poignancy of a photograph comes from looking back to a fleeting moment in a floating world. The transitoriness is what creates the sense of the sacred"

-- Allen Ginsberg

#Floating Quotes #Fleeting Quotes #World Quotes

“In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create.”
“I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.”
“I want to deal with somebody who comes from another country to the United States and has a family that comes. I don't care if it's a black family from Jamaica or a Hispanic family from Mexico. These issues need to be dealt with, but they need to be dealt with in the entertaining way.”
“Wellness is not the absence of pain ..... But the absence of limitation”
“Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul.”
“I'm actually filming all the time, and I don't have much time to do anything. I've always been that way.”
“And finally, to all Canadians: Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. We can beÂ a better one - a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity. We can build a prosperous economy and a society that shares its benefits more fairly. We can look after our seniors. We can offer better futures for our children. We can do our part to save the world's environment. We can restore our good name in the world.”

Source : Jack Layton's Letter to Canadians, www.theglobeandmail.com. August 20, 2011.
“Intuition is reason in a hurry.”

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