#ham

The more bare a life is, the more we fear change. ↗

— Graham Greene

#greeneland #life #mutability #change

The most important result of the encounter [in the preceding anecdote] is the scholar's startling discovery of the roundness of the earth . . . Instinctively realizing the connection between the foreigner's presence, the roundness of the earth, and future changes and upheavals, he finally announces, "Yes, the earth is round, the women will start to think, and as soon as they begin to think, they will become shameless. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#change

Being a medium who can communicate with souls isn't the same as one who can interact with them. It's the difference between listening in on a conversation and changing the subject. ↗

— S. Kelley Harrell

#psychic #shaman #change

Moderate giftedness has been made worthless by the printing press and radio and television and satellites and all that. A moderately gifted person who would have been a community treasure a thousand years ago has to give up, has to go into some other line of work, since modern communications put him or her into daily competition with nothing but the world's champions. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#community #competition #giftedness #modern #printing-press

There are few sources of energy so powerful as a procrastinating college student. ↗

— Paul Graham

#hackers #humor #inspirational #painters #paul

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable. ↗

— Brené Brown

#shame #speaking #courage

You can be the best person in the league but if you don't win championships, something's missing. ↗

— Terrell Davis

#championships #league #missing #person #something

Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will. ↗

— Joe L. Wheeler

#courage #faith #god #courage

No one tape her deepest gifts through shame, guilt or anger. In fact, if you come from obligation, others smell the sadness in your blood and they will run the other way, ↗

— Tama Kieves

#gifts #guilt #obligation #shame #work

Good God, you don’t give up.” “Nope.” I laughed, couldn’t help it, and his smile spread in response to the sound. “I’m sure there are plenty of girls who want to go out on a date with you.” “There are.” “Wow. Modest aren’t you?” “Why should I be?” he shot back. “And I want to go out on a date with you. Not them. ↗

— J. Lynn

#cameron-hamilton #date #romance #dating