“McLuhanism and the media have broken the back of the book business; they've freed people from the shame of not reading. They've rationalized becoming stupid and watching television.” PeopleBookReadingMediaStupidTelevisionBrokenBecomingShameWatching Television Book:For Keeps Source: For Keeps
“We will come to understand the part a difficult circumstance has played in our lives. Hindsight makes so much clear. The broken marriage, the lost job, the loneliness have all contributed to who we are becoming. The joy of the wisdom we are acquiring is that hindsight comes more quickly. We can, on occasion, begin to accept a difficult situation's contribution to our wholeness while caught in the turmoil.” JobsJoyLostDifficultSituationAcceptingClearOur LivesLonelinessBrokenBecomingCircumstancesCaughtOccasionsContributionWho We AreWholenessTurmoilHindsightDifficult SituationsDifficult CircumstancesBroken Marriage Author:Karan Casey
“A lot of my clients say they don't deserve to mope about their sad little memories while children are starving in India. I say that just because your broken arm isn't as serious as someone else's gut wound, that doesn't mean your injury isn't excruciating or doesn't require attention. If you want to help the Indian children, or make the world a better place in any other way, you have to start by becoming whole yourself.” IfsWorldWayWantMeanChildrenLittlesSelfWholeHelpingMemoriesAttentionSeriousBrokenArmsBecomingDeserveIndiaWoundsIndianInjuryGutsClientsBetter PlaceStarvingBecoming Whole Book:Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live Source: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
“[John Adams and Tomas Jefferson] shared experience in 1775 - 1776 in bringing about the separation from Britain and their service in Europe cemented a friendship that in the end withstood the most serious political and religious differences that one could imagine, especially their differences over the French Revolution. It was probably Jefferson's obsession with politeness and civility that kept the relationship from becoming irreparably broken.” EndsPoliticalDifferencesReligiousImagineSeriousBrokenRevolutionBecomingEuropeSeparationObsessionBritainCivilityPolitenessFrench RevolutionShared ExperiencesTomas JeffersonReligious Differences Author:Gordon S. Wood