“Unchecked, the dominating influences of money and of barren intellectualism would reduce the life of emotions to freezing point. And, unable to grasp the holier benefits of religion, the mysticism of the heart reacts in the art-intoxication. .... In this cold, irreligious and practical age the warmth of this devotion to art has kept alive many higher aspirations of our soul, which otherwise might readily have died, as they did in the middle of the last century.” HeartArtSoulMightAgeLastsCultureEmotionChristianityAliveInfluenceMiddleCenturyColdHigherBenefitsDiedPracticalsDevotionAspirationMysticismWarmthBarrenIntellectualismIntoxicationDominatingFreezing Book:Lectures on Calvinism Source: Lectures on Calvinism
“One could say nothing to nobody. The urgency of the moment always missed its mark. Words fluttered sideways and struck the object inches too low. Then one gave it up; then the idea sunk back again; then one became like most middle-aged people, cautious, furtive, with wrinkles between the eyes and a look of perpetual apprehension. For how could one express in words these emotions of the body? express that emptiness there?” PeopleLooksIdeasMomentsBodyEyeEmotionMiddleObjectsLowsMarkEmptinessInchesPerpetualCautiousUrgencyWrinklesApprehensionBack AgainMiddle AgedSideways Author:Virginia Woolf
“In the Communist period, the revolutionaries, the leaders were almost always - Che Guevara, people like that - they were always from the middle class and the educated. And empathy is a very powerful emotion.” PeoplePowerfulEmotionLeaderClassMiddlePeriodsEmpathyEducatedRevolutionaryMiddle ClassCommunistVery PowerfulPowerful Emotions Author:Hamza Yusuf
“Mistakes happen. Not every one of my suspensions was purposeful or intentional. A lot of that stuff happens spur of the moment in the middle of a game. I think I can bring that to the table. Sometimes emotions get the best of you. Things happen.” ThinkingI CanSometimesMomentsHappensGamesStuffEmotionMistakeMiddleTablesThings HappenSpursSuspensionStuff HappensSpur Of The MomentMistakes Happen Author:Chris Pronger
“We found some scientists think that there are basically three emotions. Others went up to 27. Others had 16. Some were in the middle. So we were kind of left with no definitive answer to our basic question - how many are there?” ThinkingKindThreeFoundLeftAnswersEmotionMiddleScientist Author:Pete Docter
“The eyes and ears, seeing and hearing, are external plunderers; emotions, desires, and opinions are internal plunderers. But if the inner mind is awake and alert, sitting aloof in the middle of it all, then these plunderers change and become members of the household.” IfsMindEyeDesireEmotionOpinionSeeingMiddleMembersSittingEarsHearingAwakeInternalsTaoismHouseholdAloof Author:Zicheng Hong
“When terrorism is directly aiming at Western countries, it is automatically and abnormally enlarged in order to instill emotions and fear. However, when attacks happen in the Middle East, is it conveniently downplayed and less talked about. Unless they would benefit more from a heavy coverage.” CountryHappensOrderEmotionMiddleBenefitsWesternHeavyTerrorismEastMiddle EastCoverageInstill Author:Tariq Ramadan