#list

It is a painful thing to say to oneself: by choosing one road I am turning my back on a thousand others. Everything is interesting; everything might be useful; everything attracts and charms a noble mind; but death is before us; mind and matter make their demands; willy-nilly we must submit and rest content as to things that time and wisdom deny us, with a glance of sympathy which is another act of our homage to the truth. ↗

— Antonin Sertillanges

#generalist #specialization #death

I have no auditory depth perception. She said, “I love you,” and I couldn’t even tell if she was 300 miles away, or 6 feet below my feet and 300 years away.
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— Jarod Kintz

#auditory #cemetery #death #depth-perception #grave

People who fall in love can fall out of it. ↗

— Philip Beard

#realistic-fiction #young-adult #death

Each of us has been designed for one of two immortal functions, as either a storyteller or as a cross-legged listener to tales of wonder, love, and daring. When we cease to tell or listen, then we no longer exist as a people. ↗

— Bryce Courtenay

#listening #storytelling #design

It is interesting that we call something good a “dream,” but being called a “dreamer” is somewhat of a putdown. Without dreamers, no dream would ever be given reality, and we would live in a very small and shallow world. If you are a secret dreamer, it’s your time to announce yourself. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#dreamers #idealist #idealists #reality #secret

هل نستطيع ، نحن الذين غير جديرين بالكلمة، أن نكون جديرين بالاستماع فقط! كلّ قول هو أمر ضروري و الاستماع أيضاً. لكني أرى الأختام على الأذنين، على القلوب، على الأفواه، أرى الأختام. الرعب . ↗

— Atiq Rahimi

#fear #heart #listening #mouth #word

Health is more than the absence of disease. Health is about jobs and employment, education, the environment, and all of those things that go into making us healthy. ↗

— Joycelyn Elders

#holistic-health #education

Of course I’ve gone mad with power! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring and no one listens to you! — Russ Cargill ↗

— Matt Groening

#simpsons #listening

We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say. ↗

— Zeno of Citium

#listening-skills #listening

Concentrate on what you want to say to yourself and your friends. Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. You say what you want to say when you don't care who's listening. ↗

— Allen Ginsberg

#listening