Words of Wisdom
To live is: To be happy. To laugh. To create laughter. To laugh with others. To change injustices. To critically think & cultivate critical thinking about life & the world. To be an ally for & with others, non-humans, & the Earth. To drink good wine.
"Music is like magic."
"As a woman I take pleasure in knowing that I can have more orgasms in an hour than most men can have in days. Why own a hand gun when you could have a semi-automatic?"- Compilation
"What we call human nature in actuality is human habit" -Jewel
"Do I dare disturb the universe?" -The Chocolate Wars
"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..." Tom Petty
"If you're going to be passionate about something, be passionate about learning. If you're going to fight something, fight for those in need. If you're going to question something, question authority. If you're going to lose something, lose your inhibitions. If you're going to gain something, gain respect and confidence. And if you're going to hate something, hate the false idea that you are not capable of your dreams." D. Goldston
"This we know: The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things connected like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." - Chief Seattle (1854)
"If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting (which can be anything from your house to your bitter old resentments) and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared - most of all - to face (and forgive) some very difficult realities about yourself....then truth will not be withheld from you."
"Music is like magic."
"As a woman I take pleasure in knowing that I can have more orgasms in an hour than most men can have in days. Why own a hand gun when you could have a semi-automatic?"- Compilation
"What we call human nature in actuality is human habit" -Jewel
"Do I dare disturb the universe?" -The Chocolate Wars
"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..." Tom Petty
"If you're going to be passionate about something, be passionate about learning. If you're going to fight something, fight for those in need. If you're going to question something, question authority. If you're going to lose something, lose your inhibitions. If you're going to gain something, gain respect and confidence. And if you're going to hate something, hate the false idea that you are not capable of your dreams." D. Goldston
"This we know: The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things connected like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." - Chief Seattle (1854)
"If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting (which can be anything from your house to your bitter old resentments) and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared - most of all - to face (and forgive) some very difficult realities about yourself....then truth will not be withheld from you."