#simple act

All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#art #artist #believes #comes #commissioned

The very fact that we are having a national conversation about what we should eat, that we are struggling with the question about what the best diet is, is symptomatic of how far we have strayed from the natural conditions that gave rise to our species, from the simple act of eating real, whole, fresh food. ↗

— Mark Hyman

#act #best #conditions #conversation #diet

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way. ↗

— Keanu Reeves

#attention #long #long way #paying #simple

The simple act of caring is heroic. ↗

— Edward Albert

#caring #heroic #simple #simple act

But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#act #am #daily #days #effort

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#advise #anything #coach #else #just

Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#any #choices #compassion #go #improve

The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before. ↗

— Carol P. Christ

#been #before #done #never #point

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. ↗

— Tom Peters

#attention #deal #great #great deal #paying

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You're not downing a glass of wine in the midst of doing something else. ↗

— David Hyde Pierce

#because #doing #downing #else #enjoyment