Pontifex Institute Quotes & Sayings

We need objects to remind us of the commitments we've made. That carpet from Morocco reminds us of the impulsive, freedom-loving side of ourselves we're in danger of losing touch with. Beautiful furniture gives us something to live up to. All designed objects are propaganda for a way of life. — Alain De Botton

In music, you collaborate with people. It's supposed to be a mutually beneficial thing. — Kid Cudi

Every saved soul was a pebble into the stream that was my broken heart. I threw every pebble in and hoped the water would dam, hoped the hurt would fade, hoped the memories would fade. But the stream never dried, the hurt never ceased, and my pain never healed. — Alessandra Torre

A successful bloody revolution can only mean further misery for the masses. — Mahatma Gandhi

I stopped dropping acid for a while after my daughter was born. It's hard to keep an eye on the kid while you're hallucinating. — Grace Slick

I have no particular objection to people taking substances that make them feel better, or more contented or, for that matter, see little dancing purple fairies - or even their god if it comes to that. It's their brain, after all, and society can have no claim on it, providing they're not operating heavy machinery at the time. — Terry Pratchett

A knowledgeable person without a curious mind is like poetry without essence. — Debasish Mridha

In a person's career, well, if you're process-oriented and not totally outcome-oriented, then you're more likely to be success. I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence. — Deepak Chopra

With wisdom fraught; not such as books, but such as practice taught. — Edmund Waller

Fling yourself at life and let yourself feel what you do feel upon the very tick of the second; snatch the images of life that fly through the brain. If you are very frank with yourself and don't mind how ridiculous anything that comes to you may seem, you will have a chance of capturing the symbols of your direct reactions. Thus, you will, perhaps, find yourself reaching a heightened sense of awareness completely outside the realm of mundane experience. — Mina Loy

People make fun of Jersey girls, but I think they're just jealous. — Teresa Giudice