#us

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#justice #powerless #tyrannical #without

Why do beautiful songs make you sad?' 'Because they aren't true.' 'Never?' 'Nothing is beautiful and true. ↗

— Jonathan Safran Foer

#music #sadness #beauty

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#business #disbelief #force #government #into

I'm in love with you," he said quietly. "Augustus," I said. "I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you. ↗

— John Green

#inevitable #love #oblivion #pleasure #simple

It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#business

It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. … I’m neither smart nor stupid, but I don’t think I’m a run-of-the-mill person. I’ve been in business without being a businesswoman, I’ve loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men I’ve loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. I’ve done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#bachelorhood #empowerment #freedom #independence #individuality

If we listened to our intellect we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go in business because we'd be cynical: "It's gonna go wrong." Or "She's going to hurt me." Or,"I've had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore . . ." Well, that's nonsense. You're going to miss life. You've got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#business

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. ↗

— Allen Saunders

#life #misattributed-john-lennon #planning #plans #business

I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff. ↗

— Jon Katz

#friends #friendship #love #business

You are so busy being YOU that you have no idea how utterly unprecedented you are. ↗

— John Green

#self-expression #business