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?
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Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.
Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," read more
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.
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.
We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, "We read more
We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, "We have left undone those things that ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.".
There are. intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and read more
There are. intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for lack of interpreters.
If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist.
If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist.
There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is not all movement and stillness read more
There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is not all movement and stillness is not all stillness; where the idea and the form, the within and the without, are united; where infinite becomes finite, yet not
The reality of life is that your perceptions -- right or wrong -- influence everything else you do. When you read more
The reality of life is that your perceptions -- right or wrong -- influence everything else you do. When you get a proper perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how many other things fall into place.
I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as read more
I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be.
