“We build our personalities laboriously and through many years, and we cannot order fundamental changes just because we might value their utility; no button reading "positive attitude" protrudes from our hearts, and no finger can coerce positivity into immediate action by a single and painless pressing.” YearsHeartMightActionValuesOrderReadingAttitudePersonalityFundamentalsFingersPositivityPositive AttitudeButtonsUtilityPainlessCoerceImmediate Action Book:Full House Source: Full House
“Men's fundamental attitudes toward the world are fixed by the scope and qualities of the activities in which they partake.” MenWorldAttitudeQualityActivityFundamentalsFixedScopeMental Attitude Book:Democracy And Education Source: Democracy And Education
“Many people don’t realize the extent to which stories influence our behavior and even shape our culture. Think about how Bible stories teach the fundamentals of religion and rules of conduct. Think of the fables and parables that molded your values. Think of how stories about your national, cultural or family history have shaped your attitudes about yourself and others.” PeopleThinkingStoriesValuesCultureRealizingAttitudeTeachInfluenceShapesBehaviorFundamentalsAbout YourselfFablesParablesFamily HistoryBible Stories Author:Lawrence Shapiro
“The sacred attitude is, then, one of deep and fundamental respect for the real in whatever new form it may present itself.” MayRealFormAttitudeFundamentalsSacred Book:Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation Source: Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation
“I put priority on such artists who focus on the world of "oblivion" and who consider placing themselves into the world of "oblivion" as fundamental to their attitude for their expression.” WorldArtistAttitudeFocusExpressionFundamentalsPrioritiesOblivion Author:Yasumasa Morimura
“Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.” LoveLyingPeaceNatureAnimalViewsAttitudeMoralMankindTestsMercyFundamentalsPetBuriedVeganAnimal RightsStemDeep ThoughtAnimal CompassionAnimal AbuseAnimal SufferingCompassion Towards AnimalsDebaclesTreatment Of Animals Author:Milan Kundera