“The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no light in them. Fixed emotions. Blind worship. Horror. It makes me think of what happened to us long ago.” ThinkingLongLightEyeSportsEmotionHappenedFansHorrorWorshipBlindCupsFixedScareLong Ago Author:Boris Becker
“The doctrine of the Church cannot be fully understood unless it is tested by mind and feelings, by intellect and emotions, by every power of the investigator. Every Church member is expected to understand the doctrine of the Church intelligently. There is no place in the Church for blind adherence.” MindFeelingsChurchEmotionMembersUnderstoodBlindIntellectExpectedDoctrineTestedInvestigatorsAdherenceChurch Members Author:John Andreas Widtsoe
“Love enters the heart unawares: takes precedence of all the emotions--or, at least, will be second to none--and even reflection becomes its accomplice. While it lives, it renders blind; and when it has struck its roots deep only itself can shake them. It reminds one of hospitality as practiced among the ancients. The stranger was received upon the threshold of the half-open door, and introduced into the sanctuary reserved for the Penates. Not until every attention had been lavished upon him did the host ask his name; and the question was sometimes deferred till the very moment of departure.” LoveHeartSometimesMomentsAsksNamesEmotionAttentionHalfDoorsReflectionRootsBlindStrangerShakesHostHospitalitySanctuaryReservedThresholdDeparturePrecedenceAccomplices Author:Sophie Swetchine
“Around the time of the Terran Caesar Augustus, a Martian artist had been composing a work of art. It could have been called a poem, a musical opus, or a philosophical treatise; it was a series of emotions arranged in tragic, logical necessity. Since it could be experienced by a human only in the sense in which a man blind from birth might have a sunset explained to him, it does not matter which category it be assigned.” MenHumansDoeHas BeensArtMatterMightArtistEmotionBirthPhilosophicalBlindSeriesMusicalSunsetTragicLogicalWorks Of ArtCategoriesCould Have BeenComposingAugustusMartiansAugustus Caesar Book:Stranger in a Strange Land Source: Stranger in a Strange Land
“Security in human systems we're told will always, always last. Emotions are the sail, and blind faith is the mast. Without the breath of real freedom we're getting nowhere fast.” HumansRealLastsEmotionSecurityBreathsBlindSailBlind FaithReal FreedomMasts Author:Sting
“Anger is the lowest emotion. It clouds the intellect and can make you do foolish things. You become blind to reason and react only with your body, without thinking. This leads to failure in every sphere. Uproot this evil from your system.” ThinkingReasonBodyEvilEmotionBlindCloudsIntellectYour BodyFoolishSpheresLowest Book:ASURA: Tale of the Vanquished Source: ASURA: Tale of the Vanquished