#lit

In the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else. ↗

— Amanda Holden

#been #else #i #in the past #into

People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. ↗

— James Bovard

#bad #bad government #docile #good #good government

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#delusions #happiness #happy #kind #man

Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness. The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#another #closely #cure #egotism #excessive

I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grown older. ↗

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

#grown #i #little #more #much

As a matter of fact, I get a little concerned about some of my anti-social habits. ↗

— Julie Bowen

#concerned #fact #get #habits #i

Vulnerability is the only authentic state. Being vulnerable means being open, for wounding, but also for pleasure. Being open to the wounds of life means also being open to the bounty and beauty. Don’t mask or deny your vulnerability: it is your greatest asset. Be vulnerable: quake and shake in your boots with it. the new goodness that is coming to you, in the form of people, situations, and things can only come to you when you are vulnerable, i.e. open. ↗

— Stephen Russell

#taoism #vulnerability #beauty

I've had a little bad, bad media luck the new year. Well, apparently I'm dating Bill Clinton, which makes me nervous. I didn't know, though. ↗

— Julie Bowen

#bad #bill #bill clinton #clinton #dating

People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. ↗

— Marvin Bower

#education #judged #nationality #people #performance

Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things. ↗

— Elise Boulding

#frugality #happiness #beauty