“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”— William James, goodreads.com
“All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.”— Friedrich Nietzsche, amazon.com
“Knowing reality means constructing systems of transformations that correspond, more or less adequately, to reality.”— Jean Piaget, amazon.com
“The future is a concept, it doesn’t exist. There is no such thing as tomorrow. There never will be, because time is always now. That’s one of the things we discover when we stop talking to ourselves and stop thinking. We find there is only present, only an eternal now.”— Alan Watts, amazon.com
“I don’t know if it’s ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there’s a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.”— Jessica Capshaw, tvline.com
“She was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don’t apply to you”— Terry Pratchett, amazon.com
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”— Confucius, en.wikiquote.org
“Anger Mildness Love Enmity (hatred) Fear Confidence Shame Shamelessness Benevolence Pity Indignation Envy Emulation Contempt”— Aristotle, spot.colorado.edu
“Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?”— Paul Gauguin, amazon.com
“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see, but it is impossible. Humans hide their secrets too well.”— René Magritte, amazon.com
“I was within and without. Simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, amazon.com
“Her philosophy is carpe diem for herself, and laissez-faire for others.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, amazon.com