"Thank God, they cannot cut down the clouds!"

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Cutting Quotes #Clouds Quotes #Tree Quotes

“I'm still exploring in a lot of ways. I don't know myself completely.”

Source : "New Again: Leonardo DiCaprio". Interview with Ingrid Sischy, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 4, 2012.
“Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high”

Source : Paul Allen (2011). “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft”, p.237, Penguin
“I'm not easily inhibited by the fact that I don't know something about a subject. It doesn't stop me from dabbling in it.”
“The more you engage in any type of emotion or behavior, the greater your desire for it will become.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2006). “Zen and the Art of Happiness”, p.21, BookBaby
“Archimedes was my ideal. I admired the works of artists, but to my mind, they were only shadows and semblances. The inventor, I thought, gives to the world creations which are palpable, which live and work.”
“Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why, when pressed, the atheist will often attempt to hide his lack of conviction in his own beliefs behind some poorly formulated utilitarianism, or argue that he acts out of altruistic self-interest. But this is only post-facto rationalization, not reason or rational behavior.”
“Do not ask the stones or the trees how to live, they can not tell you ; they do not have tongues; do not ask the wise man how to live for, if he knows , he will know he cannot tell you; if you would learn how to live , do not ask the question; its answer is not in the question but in the answer, which is not in words; do not ask how to live, but, instead, proceed to do so.”

Source : John Norman (2011). “Marauders of Gor: Gor”, p.8, Hachette UK
“The only possible basis for a sound morality is mutual tolerance and respect: tolerance of one anotherâ€™s customs and opinions; respect for one anotherâ€™s rights and feelings; awareness of one anotherâ€™s needs.”

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