For me taking a
For me taking a pragmatic decision when it comes to art is almost an oxymoron. The reason I first picked up a pen and wrote a story had nothing pragmatic in it. Etgar Keret
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Here is a pragmatic
Here is a pragmatic and idealistic suggestion, White America! When you see my kids on the playground, on the street, can you remember to smile at them as you would smile at your own? Because believe me as your better angel already does they are every bit as lovable. Emily Raboteau
This is a nice
This is a nice metaphor, too, about mothers and daughters – that when it came time for me to make my own, I was making a completely different garden than the one that my mom has. They don’t look like they came from relatives. Hers is a very productive and pragmatic vegetable garden, and mine … Read more
Man is by nature
Man is by nature a pragmatic materialist, a mechanic, a lover of gadgets and gadgetry; and these are the qualities that characterize the \”establishment\” which regulates modern society: pragmatism, materialism, mechanization, and gadgetry. Woman, on the other hand, is a practical idealist, a humanitarian with a strong sense of noblesse oblige, an altruist rather than … Read more
When I went to
When I went to the moon I was a pragmatic test pilot. But when I saw the planet Earth floating in the vastness of space the presence of divinity became almost palpable and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident. Edgar Mitchell
Genuine mental health would
Genuine mental health would involve a balanced interplay of both modes of experience, a way of life in which one’s identification with the ego is playful and tentative rather than absolute and mandatory, while the concern with material possessions is pragmatic rather than obsessive. Fritjof Capra
The whole quality of
The whole quality of your life depends on your state of mind. There are very high states of mind that very few people experience. They are also quite pragmatic and practical and they make you more efficient at living and working in the world. Frederick Lenz
Mysticism cuts through bullshit,
Mysticism cuts through bullshit, and it takes you right there to the experience. Everything in your life is eventually set up as a pragmatic energy flow into the light. Frederick Lenz
Between the creative, open
Between the creative, open and spontaneous approach to life, and the highly disciplined, pragmatic approach, there’s a doorway, if you can find it – and it leads to immortality. Frederick Lenz
I wake up in
I wake up in the night screaming sometimes when I’ve had a fight with my husband, more than with the company. I still sleep very well. I take it day by day. I am a very pragmatic person. That’s how I survive. Frida Giannini