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Quote by Michael McClure

“We are the hurdles we leap to be ourselves.”

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Michael McClure is an American poet born on October 20, 1932. His poetry is known for its unique linguistic style and experimental nature, which has had a profound impact on postmodern poetry. more

“As long as civilization is essentially one of property, of fences, of exclusiveness, it will be mocked by delusions. Our riches will leave us sick; there will be bitterness in our laughter, and our wine will burn our mouth. Only that good profits which we can taste with all doors open, and which serves all men.”

Men Long Doors Society Civilization Taste Laughter Mouths Sick Wine Property Profit Riches Delusion Bitterness Fence

Book:The Portable Emerson: New Edition

Source: The Portable Emerson: New Edition

“It was chilling to realize that the sentimental qualities most valued between people, like loyalty, constancy, and affection, are the ones most likely to impede change.”

People Realizing Quality Society Affection Loyalty Sentimental Chill Constancy

Author:Ted Simon

“We must be clear about what we want to paint. This adds a further principle to our previous list of principles. We have said we must be fond of this world, even in order to change it.”

World Order Society

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“How do I work? I grope.”

Work Exploration

Author:Albert Einstein

“Everything is possible, from angels to demons to economists and politicians.”

Politician Angel Demon Economist

Author:Paulo Coelho

“You can do anything you want to do. What is rare is this actual wanting to do a specific thing: wanting it so much that you are practically blind to all other things, that nothing else will satisfy you.”

Want Can Do Work Blind

Book:The Art Spirit

Source: The Art Spirit

“In living in the world by his own will and skill, the stupidest peasant or tribesman is more competent than the most intelligent worker or technician or intellectual in a society of specialists.”

World Work Skills Intellectual Intelligent Workers Peasants Competent Specialists Technicians Stupidest

Book:The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture

Source: The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture

“That which hinders your task is your task.”

Work Tasks Hinder

Author:Sanford Meisner

“Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.”

Hard Teaching Talent Late Highest Notes Tao Te Ching Leadership Great Talent

Book:道德经

Source: 道德经

“Often nothing keeps the pupil on the move but his faith in his teacher, whose mastery is now beginning to dawn on him .... How far the pupil will go is not the concern of the teacher and master. Hardly has he shown him the right way when he must let him go on alone. There is only one thing more he can do to help him endure his loneliness: he turns him away from himself, from the Master, by exhorting him to go further than he himself has done, and to "climb on the shoulders of his teacher."”

Way Done Helping Moving Turns Can Do Teacher One Thing Teaching Loneliness Masters Goes On Concern Endure Shoulders Dawn Climbs Mastery Right Way Pupils Let Him Go

Author:Eugen Herrigel

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