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You're the best Mom in the whole, wide world!
You're the best Mom in the whole, wide world!
To choose time is to save time.
To choose time is to save time.
Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a read more
Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?
You do not reform a world by ignoring it.
You do not reform a world by ignoring it.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
The world is not comprehensible, but it is embraceable: through the embracing of one of its beings.
The world is not comprehensible, but it is embraceable: through the embracing of one of its beings.
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows read more
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature. When one feels such pleasure in non-existence, one's inclination can be completely satisfied only by completely ceasing to exist.
Rules of society are nothing; ones conscience is the umpire.
Rules of society are nothing; ones conscience is the umpire.
You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
