Search results for “optimism”
George Sand’s Only Children’s Book: A Touching Parable of Choosing Kindness and Generosity Over Cynicism and Greed, with Stunning Illustrations by Russian Artist Gennady Spirin
“It is written in the book of destiny that any mortal who dedicates himself to doing good must risk everything, including life itself.”
Dawn: A Vintage Watercolor Serenade to the World Waking Up
In praise of the natural optimism of daybreak.
Anne Lamott on Love, Despair, and Our Capacity for Change
“We can change. People say we can’t, but we do when the stakes or the pain is high enough. And when we do, life can change. It offers more of itself when we agree to give up our busyness.”
We Grow Accustomed to the Dark: Emily Dickinson’s Stunning Ode to Resilience, Animated
A timeless serenade to finding light amid the “Evenings of the Brain.”
Stephen Hawking on What Makes a Good Theory and the Quest for a Theory of Everything
“There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end of the search for the ultimate laws of nature.”
Stranger in the Village: James Baldwin’s Prophetic Insight into Race and Reality, with a Shimmering Introduction by Gwendolyn Brooks
“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.”
Truth, Justice, and Public Good: Simone Weil on Political Manipulation, the Dangers of “For” and “Against,” and How to Save Thinking from Opinion
“True attention is a state so difficult for any human creature, so violent, that any emotional disturbance can derail it. Therefore, one must always endeavour strenuously to protect one’s inner faculty of judgment against the turmoil of personal hopes and fears.”
Ursula K. Le Guin on Time, the Measure of Loyalty, and What Responsibility Really Means
“If time and reason are functions of each other, if we are creatures of time, then we had better know it, and try to make the best of it. To act responsibly.”
Walt Whitman on Creativity
Wisdom “for strong artists and leaders — for fresh broods of teachers… and coming musicians.”
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