Two Thoughts (11 - 17 August)
Sunday, 11 August
Two thoughts from Jen Sincero
“You are an artist and the masterpiece is your life.”
“Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our actions, our actions become our habits, and our habits become our realities.”
Monday, 12 August
Two thoughts from James Dale Davidson
“The more apparent it is that a system is nearing an end, the more reluctant people will be to adhere to its laws.”
“The basic causes of change are precisely those that are not subject to conscious control.”
Tuesday, 13 August
Two thoughts from Brad Stulberg
“In a society that glorifies grinding, short-term gains and pushing to extremes, it takes guts to rest.”
“You don’t become what you think. You become what you do.”
Wednesday, 14 August
Two thoughts from Laurence Sterne
“The best hearts are ever the bravest.”
“Human nature is the same in all professions.”
Thursday, 15 August
Two thoughts from Robert Rauschenberg
“The artist’s job is to be a witness to his time in history.”
“Success is a worn down pencil.”
Friday, 16 August
Two thoughts from Victor Hugo
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
“No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.”
Saturday, 17 August
Two thoughts from Ludwig Wittgenstein
“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.”
“We are asleep. Our Life is a dream. But we wake up sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming.”
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Final quote is my favorite.
And I would suggest that the more we wake up, and the more we therefore show up for each other, the better this world will become.
dear jim,
thank you for these wonderful quotes, as always! some of my faves this week:
Jen Sincero:
“Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our actions, our actions become our habits, and our habits become our realities.”
Brad Stulberg
“In a society that glorifies grinding, short-term gains and pushing to extremes, it takes guts to rest.”
“You don’t become what you think. You become what you do.”
Robert Rauschenberg
“Success is a worn down pencil.”
Victor Hugo:
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein:
“We are asleep. Our Life is a dream. But we wake up sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming.”
thanks again! much love,
myq