I recently overheard the following fleeting and quick question and answer between two people, "Lotus like the insect, or lotus like the flower?" "Like lotus the car." Just in case you were wondering if we currently live in a culture of consumerism, capitalism, and materialism.
Category: Social Lines
Use Brevity To Improve Society
Brevity may be a key to improve our society.
Why Is It A Penny?
Why is it a penny for your thoughts but you have to put your two cents in? Somebody's making a penny. - Steven Wright
I Breathe Poetry
"I guess you really like poetry then?" "I breathe poetry." - Paterson Movie
Remember Living Longer Doesn't Mean Stronger
That which does not kill us makes us live longer.
An Empty Page
Sometimes an empty page presents most possibilities. - Paterson Movie
Say "I Don't Know" Appropriately
I wonder if one of the problems in the world today is that people seem to have a built-in resistance to saying "I don't know".
Stop Making Movies About War
I wonder if one of the best ways to find peace on earth would be for us to stop making movies about war.
Remember Helpful Ideas Change The World
Individual people with helpful ideas to share may be more powerful and have the ability to change the world more than any time in the history of the world.
Decide Who You're Going To Be
At some point, you got to decide for yourself who youβre going to be. Canβt let nobody make that decision for you. - Moonlight Movie
Think If You Should Say Anything
If you wouldnβt say something to someone face to face, while they chop vegetables with a sharp knife, then maybe you shouldnβt say anything at all.
Make Life Better And More Equal
For a better world, I wonder if we need to make a better and more equal life for the average person who does their best to provide any helpful work, regardless of their intelligence and the job or service they end up doing and providing for all of us.
Be Willing To Be Condemned
It is better to be willing to be condemned by others who disagree with or don't appreciate your ideas than to live in fear and not express them at all.
Sometimes You Have To Go Back
Sometimes you have to go back in order to go front. - Miss America Movie
Our Sad Stories
I don't think that our sad stories are supposed to teach us how to survive the world. I think they're supposed to make us want to change it. -Β Fly Me To The Moon Movie
Remember There Is Enough For Everybody
There is enough for everybody.
Remember Everything Is Learning
Everything is learning and learning is everything.
Talk Glowingly About People
Imagine how great people would feel if we talked glowingly about people that are living in the same way that we talk glowingly about people that are gone.
Remember Music Could Be A Weapon
I wonder if music could be one of the world's best weapons to help end war, violence, and country boundaries.
Remember Ignorance Can Bring Happiness Too
Intelligence and ignorance are two different paths to the goal of happiness, to be followed at different times.