colorebel Traveller in the arts
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(2/21/02 4:09 am) Reply
Quote for the day
"I always looked outside of myself to see what I could make the world give me instead of looking within myself to see what was there."
-Belle Livingston (writer)
I thought that this was such a neat quote to run across. Many times I struggle with my students (high school) because they are living an era where so many people don't take responsibility for their actions. Nor do they realize the first step to getting things done is empowering the self. Many times we expect great opportunities to fall at our feet instead of believing in ourselves enough to seek them out.
"If you walk you can dance, If you talk you can sing."
alithena Traveller in the arts
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(3/24/02 4:40 pm) Reply
Quote for the day
"The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond our reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need - if we only had the eyes to see."
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Cool quote. Was the dude a Pantheist?
alithena Traveller in the arts
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(4/21/02 10:36 am) Reply
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I don't actually know - the quote came from a blank journal with nature quotes that I was given as a present. I've only very recently become aware of pantheism, but it was really great to read about it because it matches my "spiritual" feelings exactly.
I find this quote quite reminiscent of Carl Sagan's writing.
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Ah, Carl Sagan. One of my favourite people. Have you ever read "Cosmos" or "Pale Blue Dot." I highly recommend both, if you're into not just astronomy/cosmology but thinking about 'life, the universe and everything' in general.
alithena Traveller in the arts
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(4/21/02 1:53 pm) Reply
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Oh yes I am a big Carl Sagan fan. I've read, and own many of his books - but I haven't been able to bring myself to read his last book, which strangely has gone missing off my bookshelf as well. *spooky*. ;-)
Did you ever see the TV series of Cosmos? I adored it.
I was terribly sad when he died - it took me about 4 or 5 years to finally write a poem about it.
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I'm an astronomy nut, so yep I watched the series. His last book was poignant and hard to read without sadness, but Sagan was a guy who had a clear picture of his own tiny piece of 'the universe' and accepted it with grace.
He served a purpose in popularising not just cosmology but science in general (with non scientists) showing the beauty and artistry in the natural world. Scientific exploration into the whole vast field of cosmology has driven lay people to ask bigger questions and not just accept 'their lot' or some bogus natural order of things. Whatever the answers we find are - we can only benefit by asking the questions.
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