"What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist?"

-- Peter D. Kramer

#Taken Quotes #Artist Quotes #What If Quotes

“What God is to the world, parents are to their children.”
“The basic notion of justice, is that the rights of everybody are equals, in principle. In the rights of others, we have to respect our own rights. It is only in that condition that we can reasonnably require that it be respected by others.”
“We're striving to stay in the arenas. We [Papa Roach] had just little things that just took our show a step up and were so stoked for that.”
“G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.”
“In the quest for comparative advantage, investment will flow towards those countries that can offer more output for fewer emissions. Inaction will cost jobs. Action will support jobs.”
“Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation. To do a ritual, you must be willing to be transformed in some way. The inner willingness is what makes the ritual come alive and have power. If you aren't willing to be changed by the ritual, don't do it.”

Source : "Infinity in Your Hand : A Guide for the Spiritually Curious". Book by William H. Houff, p. 151, 1994.
“Although birds coexist with us on this eroded planet, they live independently of us with a self-sufficiency that is almost a rebuke. In the world of birds a symposium on the purpose of life would be inconceivable. They do not need it. We are not that self-reliant. We are the ones who have lost our way.”
“Don't criticize what you can't understand.”

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