Wakeford University Quotes & Sayings

The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

It was the merit of Gestalt psychology to make us aware of the remarkable performance involved in perceiving shapes. Take, for example, a ball or an egg: we can see their shapes at a glance. Yet suppose that instead of the impression made on our eye by an aggregate of white points forming the surface of an egg, we were presented with another, logically equivalent, presentation of these points as given by a list of their spatial co-ordinate values. It would take years of labour to discover the shape inherent in this aggregate of figures - provided it could be guessed at all. The perception of the egg from the list of co-ordinate values would, in fact, be a feat rather similar in nature and measure of intellectual achievement to the discovery of the Copernican system. — Michael Polanyi

Was it a strain so heavy that L's back curved under all its weight? Was it an agony so terrible as to leave the indelible dark circles around his eyes? Was it a feeling so bitter that every bite he took needed to be coated in sugar? The chronically rounded shoulders, the inevitable dark circles, the eccentric tastes
L suppressed the pain of being a champion of justice, but the evidence of the pain was molded into his very body. — M..

Humility exalteth man to the heaven of glory and power, whilst pride abaseth him to the depths of wretchedness and degradation. — Baha'u'llah

A piece of sculpture can have a hole through it and not be weakened if the hole is of a studied size, shape, and direction. — Henry Moore

I've always believed that the things middle class families struggle with around their kitchen tables should define my work in Washington. — Gary Peters

Moving forward implies MOTION when in all actuality it may be simply standing STILL and seeing the salvation of the Lord. — John Paul Warren

She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow. — Ned Vizzini

Jaundice is the disease that your friends diagnose. — William Osler

Once you were a child. Once you knew what inquiry was for. There was a time when you asked questions because you wanted answers, and were glad when you had found them. Become that child again: even now. — C.S. Lewis

Justice is like math, anyone can think she knows the answer, but not every answer is right. — Max Gladstone

Each and every day around the world, display wars are taking place as governments, multinational corporations, criminals, and terrorists battle to shape and control what is seen online. What ensues is a real but covert war on reality, one that is meant to blind us to the truth. — Marc Goodman

Guys do ridiculous things for love. — Richelle Mead