I know so few people who actually give music their undivided attention, so I've been trying to just park myself on the couch between the speakers and listen.
All human actions are an attempt to meet needs.
When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving.
When you ride the wave, the thrill is so exhilarating that you forget everything else. You live in the moment where nothing else matters, so intent on riding the wave perfectly that you and the wave become one. Pain and worry disappear, replaced by euphoria, akin to flow. Similarly, when giving empathy, you want to strive for this kind of total presence for the person you are listening to.
Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.
The Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti once remarked that observing without evaluating is the highest form of human intelligence. When I first read this statement, the thought, 'What nonsense!' shot through my mind before I realized that I had just made an evaluation.
Learning is too precious to be motivated by coercive tactics.
The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.
The older you get, the more you learn.
If you let culture make tolerance the preeminent virtue, pretty soon you won't have anything else.
I want to be remembered as a storyteller more than someone who had something meaningful to say.