“Philosophy, which formerly raised man to feel conscious of himself because he was a thinking being and to say, 'I think therefore I am," now raises him to say ... "I think, therefore I am not," (unless he takes thought into consideration only in that humble region where it is confused with action).” ThinkingMenFeelsPhilosophyActionConsciousRaisesRaisedHumbleConfusedConsiderationRegions Book:The Treason of the Intellectuals Source: The Treason of the Intellectuals
“Whenever a conscious Black woman raises her voice on issues central to her existence, somebody is going to call her strident, because they don't want to hear about it, nor us. I refuse to be silenced and I refuse to be trivialized, even if I do not say what I have to say perfectly.” IfsWantBlackVoiceExistenceIssuesConsciousRaisesRefuseBlack Women Book:Conversations with Audre Lorde Source: Conversations with Audre Lorde
“A conscious parent is not one who seeks to fix her child or seek to produce or create the 'perfect' child. This is not about perfection. The conscious parent understands that is journey has been undertaken, this child has been called forth to 'raise the parent' itself. To show the parent where the parent has yet to grow. This is why we call our children into our lives.” ChildrenHas BeensShowsGrowsParentPerfectOur LivesJourneyProduceConsciousPerfectionOur ChildrenRaisesPerfect Child Author:Shefali Tsabary
“The highest form of leadership is one in which a leader raises up other leaders - not as an accident, but as a result of conscious effort.” FormResultsEffortLeaderHighestConsciousRaisesAccidentsRaise Up Author:Mark Millar
“If you could map out a human brain, an open question is, if you simulated it, would it be you? Now, as we discussed earlier, we don't have a great definition or even a good technological handle to know whether something is conscious or not just by looking at it, so there's that aspect that we're not ready to answer, I would argue. But it raises very interesting questions about the nature of identity.” IfsKnowsHumansAnswersInterestingBrainIdentityReadyConsciousAspectRaisesDefinitionsArguingHandleMapsBe YouTechnologicalVery InterestingNot ReadyHuman Brain Author:Edward Boyden
“How could you give me life, and take from me all the inappreciable things that raise it from the state of conscious death? Where are the graces of my soul? Where are the sentiments of my heart? What have you done, oh, Father, What have you done with the garden that should have bloomed once, in this great wilderness here? Said louisa as she touched her heart.” GivingShouldHeartSaidSoulStatesDoneFatherGraceMy HeartConsciousGardenShould HaveGive MeRaisesMy SoulTouchedWildernessSentiments Book:Hard Times Source: Hard Times