Sidler Cabinet Quotes & Sayings

Peace means something different from 'not fighting'. Those aren't peace advocates, they're 'stop fighting' advocates. Peace is an active and complex thing and sometimes fighting is part of what it takes to get it. — Jo Walton

Silence is not just the absence of sound: there is a sound called silence. — Haruki Murakami

About fifty million years ago ... geological evidence indicates CO2 levels were several thousand ppm, much higher than now. And life flourished abundantly. — William Happer

Or one meaning of here is "in this world, in this life, on earth. In this place or position, indicating the presence of," or in other words, I am here. It also means to hand something to somebody - Here you are. Here, he said to her. Here both recognizes and demands recognition. I see you, or here, he said to her. In order for something to be handed over a hand must extend and a hand must receive. We must both be here in this world in this life in this place indicating the presence of. — Claudia Rankine

I could characterize nearly any spiritual practice as simply this: identify and quit, identify and quit, identify and quit. Identify the myriad forms of limitation and delusion we place upon ourselves, and muster the courage to quit each one. Little by little, deep inside us, the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we already are. — Bo Lozoff