Saturday, July 30, 2011

Arundhati Roy ...

The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead ... To love, to be loved ... To never forget your own insignificance ... To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you ... To seek joy in the saddest places ... To pursue beauty to its lair ... To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple ... To respect strength, never power ... Above all to watch ... To try and understand ... To never look away ... And never, never to forget ...

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Success ... Ralph Waldo Emerson

To laugh often and much ...
To win the respect of intelligent people ...
And the affection of children ...
To earn the appreciation of honest critics ...
And to endure the betrayal of false friends ...
To appreciate beauty ...
To find the best in others ...
To leave the world a bit better ...
Whether by a healthy child ...
A garden patch ...
Or a redeemed social condition ...
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived

THIS IS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED ...