#om

In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#along #been #decent #evolution #freedom

Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity. ↗

— Paul Goodman

#activity #enjoyment #feeling #goal #important

The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email! ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#advances #ago #century #communication #email

You are to make your own way prosperous...Even God cannot do it for you; you will have to do it yourself by doing the right things; taking right decisions, talking right, thinking right, being at the right place with the right-kind of people and by reading the right materials. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#dreams #fulfilling-purpose #inspiration #risk-it-be-different #success-self-improvement

I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life. ↗

— Tommy Chong

#glad #i #i can #just #life

It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep shadows. ↗

— Kate Chopin

#deep #dim #doors #drawn #fire

Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them to keep abreast of the times; it qualifies them to furnish in their own personality a good bit of the motive power to the mad pace. ↗

— Kate Chopin

#bit #born #enables #energy #furnish

CBS was very generous in their offer to re-sign me. But I simply want to try something new. ↗

— Craig Kilborn

#generous #i #me #new #offer

Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some kind of religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness where we experience values like truth, goodness, beauty, love and compassion, and also intuition, creativity, insight and focused attention. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#attention #awareness #beauty #compassion #creativity

Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#life #moment #plenty #present #present moment