Francis Bacon – contemplation
“Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must …
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Friedrich Von Schlegel – retrospection
“Man is a creative retrospection of nature upon itself.” ~Friedrich Von Schlegel
Victor Null – books
“Books are the dreams we would most like to have, and, like dreams, they have the power to change consciousness, turning sadness to laughter and …
Walter Lippmann – introspection
“We forge gradually our greatest instrument for understanding the world—introspection. We discover that humanity may resemble us very considerably—that the best way of knowing the …
Dalai Lama – religion
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; …
Osho – existence
“You are not accidental. Existence needs you. Without you something will be missing in existence and nobody can replace it. That’s what gives you dignity, …
Edward de Bono – creativity
“We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.” ~Edward de …
Thought for Today – Plant The Seed Of Peace
“As our thought so is our consciousness, and as is our consciousness so is our life. Let your first thought of the day simply be …
Gilda Radner – ambiguity
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, …
Don Hahn – enrichment
“Most of what you will create is for your enrichment or is a stepping stone to other better, more insightful work. Maybe once or twice …
Francis Gay – truth
“Fortunate is the nation that has writers to whom the truth means everything!” ~ Francis Gay (1979)
Thought for Today – Quality Spotting
“A compassionate person develops an eye for spotting the qualities that make each person special. Even when others are at their lowest ebb, it is …
Francis Gay – true compassion
“To help people when we can – that’s good; but to anticipate their needs is true compassion.” ~Francis Gay, TFBFG 1983
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." – Thomas Jefferson
“Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
Baltasar Gracian -task and confidence
“Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, …
Thought for Today – Trustee Consciousness
” …a better relationship we can choose which takes all the fear away, is to, be a trustee. Everything comes to us in trust, for …
Tom Clancy – hope and invention
“Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.” ~Tom Clancy
Gerald Jampolsky – healing
“Healing is peeling away the barriers of fear that keep us unaware of our true nature of love, peace, and rich interconnection with the web …
Carol Burnett – problems and challenges
“I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don’t work out, that’s when I’ve really learned. “— Carol Burnett
Samuel Butler – portrait
“Every man’s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” ~Samuel Butler
Erica Jong – part of life
“I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. I have accepted fear as a part of life — …
Aldous Huxley – experience
“Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.”~ Aldous Huxley
Thought for Today – Respect
“It is always easy to expect and demand respect from others. It is simple to criticise others for not being respectful or for being rude …
Carlos Casteneda – focus, unfocus
“It is important to do what you don’t know how to do. It is important to see your skills as keeping you from learning what …
Abe Tannenbaum – right ideas
“The creative person is willing to live with ambiguity. He doesn’t need problems solved immediately and can afford to wait for the right ideas.” ~Abe …
David M. Gottesman – fathers
Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers — and fathering is a very important stage in their development.” ~David M. Gottesman
Roger Meyer – Garden of Eden
“Ever since God planted the Garden of Eden, mankind has been planting seeds and enjoying the fruits and the beauty of the many varieties of …
Richard A Wilson – sounds of solitude
“A balanced outlook on life is one that is not always in a hurry to go to a particular place and do some structured activity. …
Brenda Ueland – inspiration
“I learned that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and …
Leah Dancel – poetry
“Poetry is a powerful tool in its conveyance of the true meaning of life in the image of words regardless of their brevity, conciseness and …
Charles Knowlton – words that shape our deeds
“Our words either honor us or condemn us. They are worth watching, and they shape our deeds. Many of today’s problems can be traced right …
"Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable." – John Patrick
“Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.” – John Patrick
Amy Gross – patience
“Patience is a skill, not an inherited trait. … It leads to relaxation, not self-harnessing. It gives you the freedom to have a pleasant time …
Sandra Magsamen – a time
“It’s a time to stop, honor and reflect on the abundance, prosperity, people and lives we are blessed with.” ~Sandra Magsamen
Marlo Thomas – for the kids
“The idea is for people to give thanks for the kids in their lives who are healthy and to give to the children who are …
David Steindl-Rast – spread calm
“Because gratitude expresses courage, it spreads calm. Calm of this kind is quite compatible with deep emotions. Join the truly compassionate ones who are calm …
Mike Robbins – appreciation
“If we don’t appreciate ourselves, it’s very difficult to accept the appreciation of any one else or really to attract a whole lot of success …
Dr Robin Smith – gratitude
“ allows us to reshape the meaning of any situation, so we can choose the perspective from which we view a joy, a sorrow, a …
Sandra Magsamen – meaningful moments
“So often the most meaningful moments in our lives are those that we share with our families. Treasured memories are created by celebrating, sharing and …
Ron Rathbun – choice
“If you do not know where you stand within yourself, where does that leave you? When you stand centered in your own space, it will …