Iconographers Handbook Quotes & Sayings

Shortsighted people make [experientialism and social reform] opposites, mutually exclusive. [...] The empirical fact is that self-actualizing people, our best experiencers, are also our most compassionate, our great improvers and reformers of society, our most effective fighters against injustice, inequality, slavery, cruelty, exploitation (and also our best fighters for excellence, effectiveness, competence). And it also becomes clearer and clearer that our best 'helpers' are the most fully human persons. What I may call the bodhisattvic path is an integration of self-improvement and social zeal, i.e., the best way to become a better 'helper' is to become a better person. — Abraham H. Maslow

Those whose primary concern is to destroy others are at the lowest level of development. Those who are only interested in their own satisfaction are farther along. Those who both do things for their own satisfaction and the satisfaction of others are even father along. Then there are saints who just constantly live for the welfare of others. — Frederick Lenz

He tasted all minty and fresh, and lord knows I had to have tasted all rotten, full of hate and frustration. — Ethan Day

Whenever someone dies everyone says, I love that guy, except for Jeffrey Dahmer. — Pauly Shore

Just to be on set with Amy Poehler, who's one of my heroes, was a total dream come true. — Tatiana Maslany

Dave's gently probing finger takes one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. — Cameron Vale

Though a woman tempted man to eat, my dear Longfellow," said Holmes, "you never hear of Eve having to do with his drinking, for he took to that of his own notion. — Matthew Pearl