quotes about Unimportant Things

“If and when the whole world is secure, we have won a right to explore space, and the oceans. Until we have demonstrated that we can establish a productive and secure earth society, we do not belong anywhere else, nor (I suspect) would we be welcome elsewhere.”

Source : "Permaculture: A Designers' Manual". Book by Bill Mollison, 1988.

“I find the film world very romantic. I want to try to be in more movies. When you're on a TV show and you do the same thing for years and years, it can get a little bit boring.”

Source : Source: collider.com

“Change demands new learning.”

Source : Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1984). “Change Masters”, p.123, Simon and Schuster

“I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.”

“Terrorism has replaced Communism as the rationale for the militarization of the country [America], for military adventures abroad, and for the suppression of civil liberties at home. It serves the same purpose, serving to create hysteria.”

“Amazing, powerful, inspirational - those adjectives might make me sound like a fawning fan, but REWORK is that useful. Be prepared for a new feeling of clarity and motivation.”

“There are obviously so many artists that are very inspiring, but I can't say that they like - that I have someone in mind that is like a creative direction of where I want to go as an artist. I think I'm just doing my own thing.”

“That's what we're all doing, all the time, whether we know it or not. Whether we like it or not. Creating something on the spur of the moment with the materials at hand. We might just as well let the rest of it go, join the party, and dance our hearts out.”

Source : Alan Arkin (2011). “An Improvised Life: A Memoir”, p.191, Da Capo Press

“We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.”

“We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.”