A Boy In Mid Air

And although nothing much can be seen through the mist, there is somehow the blissful feeling that one is looking in the right direction.

Vladimir Nabokov

The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life.

Jessica Hische

Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.

Picasso

Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence?

Sai Baba

Strangely enough, artists don’t become. They either are or are something different. I imagine there are people somewhere in the world that see something extraordinary then shrug their shoulders and continue eating or whatever it is that they’re doing.

Yokoo Gibran

Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.

Susan Sontag

I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people’s accomplishments; the front page nothing but man’s failures.

Earl Warren

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion and If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Dalai Lama

Nothing lasts forever. Everything in the universe wears out.

Chip Taylor

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

Salvador Dali

While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment.

Buckminster Fuller

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

This isn’t my first time here. This isn’t my last time here. These aren’t the last words I’ll share. But just in case, I’m trying my hardest to get it right this time around.

Sarah Kay