Opaquely Quotes & Sayings

A lot of the Koran does not speak very eloquently to a Westerner. Much of it is either legalistic or opaquely poetic. — John Updike

The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me. — Clara Barton

A state of total awakeness. In this state one is not only aware of that which one needs to be aware of in order to survive or to satisfy passionate goals, one is aware of oneself and of the world (people and nature) around one. One sees, not opaquely but clearly, the surface together with its roots. The world becomes fully real; every detail and the details in their configuration and structure become a meaningful unit. It feels as if a veil that had been in front of our eyes permanently - without our recognizing it was there - and had suddenly dropped away. — Erich Fromm

I'm fairly certain that YOLO is just Carpe Diem for stupid people. — Jack Black

Whatever you do ... don't fall asleep. — Heather Langenkamp

Man must be able to escape civilization if he is to survive. Some of his greatest needs are for refuges and retreats where he can recapture for a day or a week the primitive conditions of life. — William O. Douglas

No one is easier to manipulate than a man who exaggerates his own influence. — Masha Gessen

You become that to which you are most exposed. — Denis Waitley