In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few.
That is no country for old men. The young
In one another’s arms, birds in the trees
Those dying generations – at their song,
The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,
Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.
Caught in that sensual music all neglect
Monuments of unaging intellect.
~ “Sailing to Byzantium”, William Butler Yeats, 1928
There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. Men do not quarrel about the meaning of sunsets; they never dispute that the hawthorn says the best and wittiest thing about the spring.
~ G.K. Chesterton, “A Defence of Heraldry” (1901)
Taken with a Nikon D3 + Angenieux AF 28-70 F2.6
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
WILLIAM BLAKE, Proverbs of Hell
All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
J. D. SALINGER, The Catcher in the Rye
Who’s the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?
OBI-WAN KENOBI, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Paradise is where I am.
Le paradis terrestre est où je suis.
Voltaire, Le Mondain (1736)
“The only thing Oriental about me is my face.”
“If there is one trait that virtually all effective leaders have, it is motivation. They are driven to achieve beyond expectations – their own and everyone else’s. The key word here is achieve. Plenty of people are motivated by external factors such as a big salary or the status that comes from having an impressive title or being part of a prestigious company. By contrast, those with leadership potential are motivated by a deeply embedded desire to achieve for the sake of achievement.”
~ Daniel Goleman
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you;
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want;
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open;
Don’t go back to sleep.
~Rumi
“There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase ‘to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy’.
The need to live is our physical need for such things as food, clothing, shelter, economical well-being, health.
The need to love is our social need to relate to other people, to belong, to love and to be loved.
The need to learn is our mental need to develop and to grow.
And the need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.”
~ Stephen Covey
Yoko Ono Imagine Peace Tower
Reykjavik, Iceland
No mirror ever became iron again;
No bread ever became wheat;
No ripened grape ever became sour fruit.
Mature yourself and be secure from a change for the worse.
Become the light.
~ Rumi
“If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.”
~ Socrates