Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world. "
That thing in you that you think is a demon is actually a bodyguard that's run amok
If you can forgive yourself then you will no longer see the reflection of your own internal judgement in the faces of the people around you. And if you can do that then suddenly you’ll be in a whole different universe because the universe we all exist in is the one where we’re all so terrified of the judgement of our peers.
What you're saying is often less important than what you're feeling when you're saying it.
True healing is realizing you were never sick in the first place
He (Tesla) was 84, and he died in a hotel, completely broke and alone. In love with a pigeon. This is a nightmare. I'm in hell. This is hell. I'm talking about Tesla in my puke. Tesla was the electric Jesus. I can't breathe.
If you inquire into the hurt, you'll know what you're experiencing is love.
There are a lot of problems involved in comparative history. You never know if you're getting the comparisons weighted rightly, you're bound to dominate one literature better than another. But I do see it as one of the ways forward for the future. I think it is a very important approach.
Although knaves win in every political struggle, although society seems to be delivered over from the hands of one set of criminals into the hands of another set of criminals, as fast as the government is changed, and the march of civilization is a train of felonies, yet, general ends are somehow answered.
You know, the benefit in life is to say, 'Maybe you made a mistake, let's dig deep.
California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.