"Leaving traces of ourselves, as in creative productivity, could then be seen as part of the definition of consciousness for us as well. We know that in order to progress we must stretch for something just out of reach--if only for a life that will be more compassionate and decent than the cruelty, paranoia, greed, narrow corporatism, or narcissism we mostly indulge in and find such ample justification for. And so we dream."

-- Breyten Breytenbach

#Dream Quotes #Order Quotes #Creative Quotes

“For in the immediate world, everything is to be discerned, for him who can discern it, and central and simply, without either dissection into science, or digestion into art, but with the whole of consciousness, seeking to perceive it as it stands: so that the aspect of a street in sunlight can roar in the heart of itself as a symphony, perhaps as no symphony can: and all of consciousness is shifted from the imagined, the revisive, to the effort to perceive simply the cruel radiation of what is.”
“If my mother hadn't thrown my football boots on the fire, I might have become as famous as Denis Compton.”
“Its consistency of what comedy can do and what comedy can be.Growing up with that show [The Simpsons] shaped my worldview.”
“To implement a new sport aside your tradition takes time. You definitely need a strategy for the entire country. You need highly qualified coaches for all regions that work with the same concept.”

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“I may as well do everything as if itâ€™s brand new, and if I start to feel that any of itâ€™s a compromise, then Iâ€™ll...Iâ€™ll be in Wisconsin.”
“I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe”
“The interesting thing about averages is that they hide the truth very effectively.”
“Force yourself to be humble, until it becomes second nature. Then it will be an unconscious activity.”

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