Connie Converse Quotes & Sayings

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take out the TCP. — Otis Redding

Nothin to do, Oh poo! Practically blue. — Jack Kerouac

Whenever we look a life, we look at networks. — Fritjof Capra

The innocent are guilty, the guilty are beyond hope, everything's on its head, it's a Twelfth Night of late-capitalist contradiction ... — Thomas Pynchon

The goals of development are always and everywhere stated in terms of consumer value packages standardized around the North Atlantic-and therefore always and everywhere imply more privileges for a few ... Underdevelopment is the result of a state of mind common to both socialist and capitalist countries. Present development goals are neither desirable nor reasonable. Unfortunately antiimperialism is no antidote. — Ivan Illich

Violence is always an effort toward greater freedom or love. Openness is freedom and love. Even the most violent or self-destructive emotions are rooted in the heart's need for openness, to be free, to give and receive love. — David Deida

This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists, and that it is built entirely out of attention. — Mary Oliver

I had always wanted to love Eve as Denny loved her, but I never had because I was afraid. She was my rain. She was my unpredictable element. She was my fear. But a racer should not be afraid of the rain; a racer should embrace the rain. I, alone, could manifest a change around me. By changing my mood, my energy, I allowed Eve to regard me differently. And while I cannot say that I am a master of my own destiny, I can say that I have experienced a glimpse of mastery, and I know what I have to work toward. — Garth Stein

My comics have changed so much over the years, in the writing, in art style, sometimes incrementally, sometimes quite suddenly. So I've cultivated an audience who will go along with me because they trust me. — John Allison

When I perform outside, the major problem that could arise is strong wind.I spend months preparing for the types of wind that occur in different locations. — Philippe Petit

Anxiety is the experience of growth itself. In any endeavor, how do you feel when you go from one stage to the next? The answer: You feel anxious. Anxiety that is denied makes us ill; anxiety that is fully confronted and fully lived through converts itself into joy, security, strength, centeredness, and character. The practical formula: Go where the pain is. — Peter Koestenbaum

She was the only thing that held together the fragile, provisional me. — Haruki Murakami