“Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting, straightening, perfecting, then believing every original idea he intends to make public before making it public. There is always an angle from which an absolute truth may appear askew just as there is always a personal emotion, or a personal agenda, which alienates the ultimate good of mankind.” ThinkingMenFirstsBelieveMayIdeasWould BeEmotionStepsMankindCrimeGainsUltimateAbsolutesOriginalsArguingDeceitAgendasFirst StepsAngleAbsolute TruthOriginal IdeasRecurringPersonal Gain Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“And the true order of going, or being led by another, to the things of love, is to begin from the beauties of earth and mount upwards for the sake of that other beauty, using these steps only, and from one going on to two, and from two to all fair forms to fair practices, and from fair practices to fair notions, until from fair notions he arrives at the notion of absolute beauty, and at last knows what the essence of beauty is.” KnowsTwoEarthLastsFormOrderLove IsStepsPracticeFairsEssenceAbsolutesNotionSakeEssence Of BeautySymposium Book:The Portable Plato Source: The Portable Plato
“We want to see the universe in its absolute, pure, naked, perfection. We want to know its wonder. We want to know the totality of ourselves. That's done in steps and degrees and not in one day.” KnowsWantDoneUniverseWonderStepsOne DayPureDegreesPerfectionAbsolutesNakedMysticismTotality Author:Frederick Lenz
“Michael Jackson was extraordinary. When we worked together on 'Bad,' I was in awe of his absolute mastery of movement on the one hand, and of the music on the other. Every step he took was absolutely precise and fluid at the same time. It was like watching quicksilver in motion. He was wonderful to work with, an absolute professional at all times, and it really goes without saying... a true artist. It will be a while before I can get used to the idea that he's no longer with us.” I CanIdeasHandsTogetherUsedArtistStepsWonderfulMovementAbsolutesExtraordinaryAll TimeAweMasteryPreciseFluidEvery StepTrue Artists Author:Martin Scorsese
“The United States has an absolute, uncompromising commitment to Israel's security and an absolute conviction that Israel alone must decide the steps necessary to ensure that security. That is Israel's prerogative. We accept that. We endorse that. Whatever Israel decides cannot, will not, will never, not ever, alter our fundamental commitment to her security.” StatesUnitedAcceptingStepsUnited StatesSecurityCommitmentAbsolutesFundamentalsConvictionIsraelScaryPrerogativeUncompromising Author:Al Gore
“May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may you walk therein with undeviating steps.” MindMayWalksStepsVirtueGoodnessUniversalAbsolutesImpressedRoad To Happiness Book:Letters of Mrs. Adams: the wife of John Adams Source: Letters of Mrs. Adams: the wife of John Adams
“Renounce to the desire of possessing worldly things: this is the first step in the path of perfection; by mean of this absolute untie is how the passions can be fought.” FirstsMeanDesirePassionStepsPathPerfectionAbsolutesFirst StepsWorldlyPossessingRenounceWorldly Things Author:Eliphas Levi
“Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms.” TermConsciousnessStepsOur LivesAbsolutesRecognitionErotic Author:Audre Lorde
“A world in which time is absolute is a world of consolation. For while the movements of people are unpredictable, the movement of time is predictable. While people can be doubted, time cannot be doubted. While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back. In the coffee houses, in the government buildings, in boats of Lake Geneva, people look at their watches and take refuge in time. Each person knows that somewhere is recorded the moment she was born, the moment she took her first step, the moment of her first passion, the moment she said goodbye to her parents.” PeopleKnowsWorldFirstsLooksPersonsSaidMomentsGovernmentPassionHouseParentBornStepsWatchesMovementBuildingAbsolutesCoffeeBoatGoodbyeLakesFirst StepsRefugeLooking BackUnpredictableConsolationPredictableDoubtedSkipGenevaCoffee Houses Author:Alan Lightman
“Artistic creation, after all, is not subject to absolute laws, valid from age to age; since it is related to the more general aim of mastery of the world, it has an infinite number of facets, the vincula that connect man with his vital activity; and even if the path towards knowledge is unending, no step that takes man nearer to a full understanding of the meaning of his existence can be too small to count.” IfsMenWorldAgeLawUnderstandingNumbersExistenceStepsPathSubjectsCreationActivityAbsolutesInfiniteAimArtisticRelatedMasteryFacetsUnendingArtistic Creation Author:Andrei Tarkovsky
“We frequently may press forward hoping and praying—but without absolute assurance—that we are acting in accordance with God’s will. But as we honor our covenants and keep the commandments, as we strive ever more consistently to do good and to become better, we can walk with the confidence that God will guide our steps.” MayWalksActingStepsPrayingHonorAbsolutesPressesStriveGuidesGods WillConsistentlyCommandmentsAssuranceCovenant Author:David A. Bednar