#rational

The problem isn't how to make the world more technological. It's about how to make the world more humane again. ↗

— John Maeda

#inspirational

Without a whole lot of pressure, a diamond is just a piece of coal. ↗

— Miriam Darnell

#philosophical #inspirational

Tribute to Fatima Bint Muhammad (PBUH)in Persian Maryam az yek nisbat-e-Eesa azeez, As seh nisbat hazrat-e-Zahra azeez Noor-e-chashm-e Rahmat-il-lil ‘aalemin Un imam-e-awwalin-o-aahirin Un ke jan dar payka-e-geeti dameed Rozgaar-e-taaza aa’in aafreed Baanu-e un taajdaar-e-hal ata Murtaza mushkil kusha sher-e-xuda Paadshhah-o-kulba’ee aywaan-e-oo Yek hussam-o-yek zirh saamaan-e-oo Maadar-e-un markaz-e-parkaar-e-ishq Maadar-e-un kaarwan saalaar-e-ishq Un yeki sham’e shabistaan-e-haram Hafiz-e-jamee’at-e khayrul-umam Taa nasheenad aatash-e-paykaar-o-kin Pusht-epa zad ba sar-e-taaj-o-nagin Wan digar mawlaa-e abraar-e-jahaan Quwwat-e baazu-e-ahraar-e-jahaan Dar nawaa-e-zindagi soz az Husayn Ahl-e-haq hurriyat amoz az Husayn Seerat-e-farzandaha az ummahaat Jawhar-e-sidq-o-safa az ummahaat ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal Indian Poet

#inspirational

I'm not saying there's no such thing as genius. But if you're trying to choose between two theories and one gives you an excuse for being lazy, the other one is probably right. ↗

— Paul Graham

#inspirational

Let the Lord your God be your hope – seek for nothing else from him, but let him himself be your hope. There are people who hope from him riches or perishable and transitory honours, in short they hope to get from God things which are not God himself. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#inspirational #inspirational

The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of childhood stories. Feed him walnuts and he will crack open a tale... ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#christmas #holiday #holidays #nutcracker #nuts

All was forgiven. All living things were brothers, and all dead things were even more so. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#inspirational

In the middle of this journey, we lose a bit of ourselves. We do not know where we are or where we’re headed. We look for directions, seek for guidance, and if we’re lucky, we find it without too much time lost. And if we’re truly lucky, we gain our whole selves back, with an ounce of wisdom on top. ↗

— Joanne Crisner

#firefly #inspirational #loss #lost #inspirational

Desks are terrible places, no matter how many wheels a chair might have. You can't do much about how drawers fill up. ↗

— Gary Lutz

#inspirational

I see no priestly garments on you. There is no ephod on your belt. You presume to speak for Yahweh? You speak his name aloud so lightly? ↗

— Cliff Graham

#social-challenge #spiritual-standing #inspirational