“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.” Pablo Picasso
“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.” Pablo Picasso
"As carers, we give so much of ourselves. In the best of circumstances, we do so freely, happily. No matter our circumstances, we have limits of physical, emotional, and financial endurance. We owe ourselves grace." ~ Ian Kremer
(image: @LEAD_Coalition) #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #quote
The peoples' revolution will arrange its revolutionary organization from the bottom up and from the periphery to the centre, in keeping with the principle of liberty.
-- Mikhail Bakunin
"You have the effrontery to be squeamish, it thought at him. But we were dragons. We were supposed to be cruel, cunning, heartless, and terrible. But this much I can tell you, you ape—the great face pressed even closer, so that Wonse was staring into the pitiless depths of his eyes—we never burned and tortured and ripped one another apart and called it morality."
- Guards! Guards! (Book 8 of #Discworld ) by Terry Pratchett
Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that men didn’t take you seriously until you’d actually killed them, by which time it didn’t really matter anyway.
(The Light Fantastic)
Some for renown, on scraps of #learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they #quote. --Edward Young; Love of Fame (satire I, l. 89); English poet (1683 - 1765) open.spotify.com/track/5Wgxqd...
"There is a strong parallel between mountain climbing and mathematics research. When first attempts on a summit are made, the struggle is to find any route. Once on the top, other possible routes up may be discerned and sometimes a safer or shorter route can be chosen for the descent or for subsequent ascents. In mathematics the challenge is finding a proof in the first place. [...]"– Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912-2014)
#quote #mathematics #maths #math
We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us - Ralph Hattersley
#photography #quote
“We don't need magic to change the world.”
― J.K. Rowling
#congress writes in its new #act: #sexy #child #pedofiles: *please* #releasetheepsteinfiles! But #trump shoots blancs in response.
"In the garden of your soul, let self-love be the sun that nourishes the flowers of happiness."
- Anonymous
#quote #quotes #motivation #selflove #love #selfrespect #esteem #resilience #recovery #believeinyourself #selfacceptance #selfappreciation #selfassessment #selfconfidence #selfcriticism #selfimage #selfloathing
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." — George Orwell
MACBETH: If good, why do I yield to that suggestion
Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair
And make my seated heart knock at my ribs,
Against the use of nature?
— Macbeth, I, iii
I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. I'm a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
-- Malcolm X
Granny’s implicit belief that everything should get out of her way extended to other witches, very tall trees and, on occasion, mountains.
(Wyrd Sisters)
Wear #gratitude and life will show unto you into rhythm of synchronicity #quote
"The best conversation I had was over forty million years ago," continued Marvin. ..."And that was with a coffee machine."