Ian Simpson quotes

I believe that self-discovery is an ongoing thing. I might not ever fully know who I am, but I also believe that I could be whoever I want, whenever I want.
-- Ian Simpson

#Believe #Discovery #Self

I don't think my skill level is up there as a musician. I think I'm best at writing in general. The musicians that I know are really good, and I feel like I have a lot to do until I become a musician.
-- Ian Simpson

#Writing #Thinking #Skills

Growing up in the suburbs, the worst part was definitely being black. The best part was maybe also being black. Just having that perspective, being on the outside while also being on the inside. That's kind of how I've felt my whole life.
-- Ian Simpson

#Growing Up #Perspective #Black

If the words make sense on paper, and make me feel good, and I feel like it will connect, that's all I'm worried about it.
-- Ian Simpson

#Feel Good #Paper #Worried

I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.

I was given a small camera as a wedding gift from a very dear friend. My first pictures were taken on my honeymoon. As soon as I became familiar with the camera, I was intrigued with the possibilities of expression it offered. It was like a discovery for me.

It is essential for me to become involved in another search, and 'search' is the proper word to use because it promises discovery along with the risk.

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.

Rules for Self Discovery: 1. What we want most; 2. What we think about most; 3. How we use our money; 4. What we do with our leisure time; 5. The company we enjoy; 6. Who and what we admire; 7. What we laugh at.

We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights in an eternal covenant, and give God the absolute right to own us, control us and possess us forever.

I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.

I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self, the more you do.

The principles of logic and mathematics are true universally simply because we never allow them to be anything else. And the reason for this is that we cannot abandon them without contradicting ourselves, without sinning against the rules which govern the use of language, and so making our utterances self-stultifying. In other words, the truths of logic and mathematics are analytic propositions or tautologies.

Happiness is attained, not through self-interest, but through unconditional fidelity in endless love of eternal light.