#iona

The absence of a muse can be even more inspirational than its presence ↗

— ALAgrApHY

#artist #beauty #inspiration #inspirational #inspirational-quotes

There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of these is science, and the second is art. Neither is independent of the other or more important than the other. Without art science would be as useless as a pair of high forceps in the hands of a plumber. Without science art would become a crude mess of folklore and emotional quackery. The truth of art keeps science from becoming inhuman, and the truth of science keeps art from becoming ridiculous." (Great Thought, February 19, 1938) ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#emotion #humanity #inspirational #science #truth

Awe is what moves us forward. ↗

— Joseph Campbell

#mythology #philosophy #spirituality #art

Pearls start from a tiny grain of sand and grow into something beautiful. Dreams can start out small too. ↗

— Shark Tales

#beauty

We live on a spaceship packed with an abundance of blessings and beautiful people. We must be doing something right! ↗

— Heath Byers

#beauty

In marriage you are not sacrificing yourself to the other person. You are sacrificing yourself to the relationship. ↗

— Joseph Campbell

#mythology #philosophy #spirituality #art

Sometimes it's hard to believe what you are. ↗

— Riyadh Razzaq

#humor #inspirational #life #philosophy #attitude

Since knowledge, thinking, and rational action are properties of the individual, since the choice to exercise his rational faculty or not depends on the individual, man’s survival requires that those who think be free of the interference of those who don’t. Since men are neither omniscient nor infallible, they must be free to agree or disagree, to cooperate or to pursue their own independent course, each according to his own rational judgment. Freedom is the fundamental requirement of man’s mind. A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone’s orders, directives, or controls; it does not sacrifice its knowledge, its view of the truth, to anyone’s opinions, threats, wishes, plans, or “welfare.” Such a mind may be hampered by others, it may be silenced, proscribed, imprisoned, or destroyed; it cannot be forced; a gun is not an argument. (An example and symbol of this attitude is Galileo.) It is from the work and the inviolate integrity of such minds—from the intransigent innovators—that all of mankind’s knowledge and achievements have come. (See The Fountainhead.) It is to such minds that mankind owes its survival. (See Atlas Shrugged.) ↗

— Ayn Rand

#individual #rationality #attitude

He who is not generous(loving,benevolent),God is not generous(loving,benevolent) to him. ↗

— Anonymous

#beautiful #benevolent #culture #freedom #generous

Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment. ↗

— Avery Brundage

#entertainment #must #played #professionally #sports