#alan

Societies would _not_ be better off if everyone were like Mr Spock, all rationality and no emotion. Instead, a balance - a teaming up of the internal rivals - is optimal for brains. ... Some balance of the emotional and rational systems is needed, and that balance may already be optimized by natural selection in human brains. ↗

— David Eagleman

#emotion #rationality #science #nature

There is nothing wrong with loving your work and wanting to apply yourself to it. But there is so much more to life. Balance is what is important, maintaining balance. ↗

— Bronnie Ware

#life

To live a more balanced life, glance at the past, live in the present, and focus on the future. ↗

— Todd Stocker

#focus #future #past #present #life

So it is with the mind, Nandini. Allow it to be in balance. Avoid extremes: the middle way is better. Neither force the mind too hard into concentration nor let it wander aimlessly. Meditation is to pay attention, to be aware of your breathing, your posture, your feelings, your perceptions, your thoughts, and all that passes through your mind and the mind itself; whatever is going on within you and between you and the universe. Meditation is not just sitting for an hour here or an hour there; meditation is a way of life. It is practiced all the time. There is no separation between meditation and everyday living. When you have ceased to be bound by the past or by the future, when you are fully present in the here and now, then it is meditation. ↗

— Satish Kumar

#buddha #meditation #mind #life

Dengan petualangan kecil itu dia jadi bisa belajar banyak tentang hakikat hidup. ↗

— Gola Gong

#alam #balada-si-roy #hidup #life #nature

All great leaders find a sense of balance through their levels of reception. For instance, those who support a leader may soften him, those who ignore him may challenge him, and those who oppose him may stroke his ego. ↗

— Criss Jami

#being-ignored #challenge #ego #good-leader #great-men

Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#family #home #house #love #need

Remember," he called. "Just be yourself, and everyone will love you!" Nick rolled his eyes and made a rude gesture, and Alan drove the car away laughing. ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#nick #love

Those of you who are not aware of my brilliant career as a stand up comic, I'm not aware of it either so we might well wonder what we're doing here. ↗

— Alan Rickman

#comedy #humor #humor

Salander in love. What a fucking joke. ↗

— Stieg Larsson

#lisbeth-salander #millennium-trilogy #stieg-larsson #the-girl-who-played-with-fire #humor