“I shall devote only a few lines to the expression of my belief in the importance of science it is by this daily striving after knowledge that man has raised himself to the unique position he occupies on earth, and that his power and well-being have continually increased.” MenWellsEarthScienceBeliefLinesKnowledgePositionExpressionUniqueImportanceRaisedStriveWell BeingImportance Of Science Author:Marie Curie
“I spent more hours than I can count a quiet witness to the highly mannered, manifold expressions of life that grace our planet. It is something so bright, loud, weird and delicate as to stupefy the senses.” I CanEarthHoursGracePlanetsExpressionQuietSensesWitnessLoudDelicateOur PlanetManifold Book:Life of Pi (Illustrated): Deluxe Illustrated Edition Source: Life of Pi (Illustrated): Deluxe Illustrated Edition
“Art is a means of expression that must be understood by everybody, everywhere. It grows out of the earth, the textures of our lives, and our experience.” MeanArtEarthGrowsUnderstandingOur LivesExpressionUnderstoodArt IsTexture Author:Rufino Tamayo
“The modern world is reversing the old virtues of authority. They aimed deliberately to make men unworldly. They did not aim to found society on a full use of the earth's resources; they did not aim to use the whole nature of man; they did not intend him to think out the full expression of his desires. Democracy is a turning point upon those ideals in a pursuit, at first unconsciously, of the richest life that men can devise for themselves.” ThinkingMenWorldFirstsWholeUseEarthDesireFoundVirtueDemocracyModernExpressionAuthorityResourcesIdealsAimPursuitModern WorldTurning PointsNature Of Man Author:Walter Lippmann
“Affirm the body, beautiful and whole, The earth-expression of immortal soul. Affirm the mind, the messenger of the hour, To speed between thee and the source of power. Affirm the spirit, the Eternal I - Of this great trinity no part deny.” MindSoulWholeBodyEarthBeautifulSpiritHoursExpressionSourceEternalDenySpeedTheeImmortalMessengersTrinityImmortal Soul Author:Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“No good poem, however confessional it may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?” MayArtSelfPhilosophyEarthHistoryExpressionClaimsPearlsSelf ExpressionOysters Author:C. S. Lewis
“You are a child of the universe, "fearfully and wonderfully made." In the history of creation, there has never been anyone like you. Accept this reality about yourself- that you are a special, unique human being who has a place on this earth that no one else can fill. Acknowledge yourself as a glorious expression of your loving Creator. This healthy self-love will form the foundation of a joyful and satisfying life. Then, as you love and accept yourself, your inner light will shine outward to bless and heal your fellow human beings.” HumansChildrenMadeSelfRealityLightEarthFormUniverseHuman BeingsAcceptingSpecialCreationExpressionLike YouSelf LoveHealthyUniqueFellowsFoundationShiningCreatorHealAcknowledgeGloriousBlessAbout YourselfSatisfyingJoyfulAccepting YourselfInner Light Author:Douglas Bloch
“I know animals more gallant than the African warthog, but none more courageous. He is the peasant of the plains - the drab and dowdy digger in the earth. He is the uncomely but intrepid defender of family, home, and bourgeois convention, and he will fight anything of any size that intrudes upon his smug existence. ... His eyes are small and lightless and capable of but one expression - suspicion. What he does not understand, he suspects, and what he suspects, he fights.” KnowsDoeHomeEyeEarthFightingAnimalExistenceExpressionCapableSizeHis EyesCourageousSuspectsConventionsSuspicionPeasantsBourgeoisDefendersGallantFamily Home Book:West with the Night Source: West with the Night