David Whyte Quotes
We're moving toward the kind of work world which has less security. But we hope it has more creativity and possibility of real engagement.
Quotes to Explore
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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Sharing is the essence of social media.
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All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.
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Our best thoughts come from others.
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I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.
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I have nothing to hide.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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What I love about film is that everybody often connects to something so different, and things you couldn't anticipate when you were making the film, so you just make it as honest as possible.
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Jealousy... is a mental cancer.
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The unknown used to be really scary, just that fear of, 'What's next? What if I'm not prepared?' I just don't feel that way anymore. I feel like the best is yet to come.
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Science is about unravelling nature.
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I was rubbish at school.
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But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan.
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Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
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I always consider Shakespeare like a huge room. I mean, you open the door, and you can go anywhere.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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The shows are either 11 or 22 minutes and they move pretty quickly, and that's part of the charm of them - so it was just trying to keep that in mind and keep the energy of the story moving, even though we were dealing with a longer format.
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When you understand that everything happening in the world mirrors something that's happening in yourself, then you can work on the self by working on the external manifestation of that thing in the world. And in fact, there may be no other way. You can sit in meditation for a long time and be blind to huge wounds in yourself, and it's only when you're engaging with the world that the wounds become visible, externalized.
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Clinton was super attuned to other people to the point where he talks about feeling other people's pain. Clinton is probably the most buoyant, resilient person in American political history.
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I grew up in a total Pink Floyd house.
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I like the touch and the smell of all the pretty dresses you wear.
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We're moving toward the kind of work world which has less security. But we hope it has more creativity and possibility of real engagement.
