That frontier operated as a rough and ready homeostatic device; the more a state pressed its subjects, the fewer subjects it had. The frontier underwrote popular freedom (James C. Scott)
My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution
My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution (Mitt Romney)
I am not the river I am the net
I am not the river I am the net (Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune)
When a man truly loves a woman he will always try to make her life easier
When a man truly loves a woman he will always try to make her life easier (Ron Baratono)
I was still water, held by my surroundings.I am now a river, carving my own path
I was still water, held by my surroundings.I am now a river, carving my own path (Scott Stabile)
One presidential advisor to another: “If the world made sense, we’d all have to find honest work
One presidential advisor to another: “If the world made sense, we’d all have to find honest work (Tom Clancy, The Cardinal of the Kremlin)
When our son’s autism was diagnosed at the age of 2, there was no clear prognosis. We didn’t even know if he’d ever learn to talk. But we found talented people to work with him and he improved, slowly at first and then more rapidly
When our son’s autism was diagnosed at the age of 2, there was no clear prognosis. We didn’t even know if he’d ever learn to talk. But we found talented people to work with him and he improved, slowly at first and then more rapidly (Claire Scovell LaZebnik)
Only when she smiled at him was he finally able to relax
Only when she smiled at him was he finally able to relax (Lauren Groff, Fates and Furies)
Drinking tea is as sacred as doing yoga. Sleeping silently, relaxed, is as sacred as prayer. Looking at a tree, talking to a friend, walking early in the morning, working in the factory or in the office, is as holy as anything else. This is the understanding that is needed for Tao to happen
Drinking tea is as sacred as doing yoga. Sleeping silently, relaxed, is as sacred as prayer. Looking at a tree, talking to a friend, walking early in the morning, working in the factory or in the office, is as holy as anything else. This is the understanding that is needed for Tao to happen (Osho, The Secret of Secrets)
…ever plagued by the naive hope that this timemy intuition might be mistaken..
…ever plagued by the naive hope that this timemy intuition might be mistaken… (Anna Jae)