“The central government possesses no plan of finding the way out of this blind alley.” WayGovernmentPlansFindingsBlindBlindnessAlleysCentral Government Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“The strongest streak in the American character is a fierce pragmatism that mistrust blind ideology of every stripe and insists on finding what really works.” CharacterFindingsBlindIdeologyStrongestFierceMistrustStreaksStripesPragmatismAmerican Character Author:Eric Liu
“Enduring faith is not blind or obedient, it is keenly attentive and responsible; it is not fed by awe, but by quickening interest; prosperity is not the disappearance of problems, but the continual engagement with the process of finding solutions. Wisdom is not given from on high, but must be painstakingly unraveled from the knots in his own guts.” ProblemGivenProcessInterestFindingsSolutionsResponsibleBlindEndureProsperityAweGutsFedsEngagementObedientKnotsDisappearanceQuickening Author:Deane Juhan
“Q: What’s hard for you? A: Mostly I straddle reality and the imagination. My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane. Math is hard. Reading a map. Following orders. Carpentry. Electronics. Plumbing. Remembering things correctly. Straight lines. Sheet rock. Finding a safety pin. Patience with others. Ordering in Chinese. Stereo instructions in German.” MenNeedsHardRealityRememberOrderReadingImaginationLinesRocksFindingsSafetyBlindFollowingMathChineseMapsInstructionSheetsMy ImaginationPinsStraight LinesBulbsElectronicsBlind ManPlumbingCarpentryFollowing OrdersSafety Pins Author:Tom Waits
“You are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your instrument unexplored. Why settle for 'Three Blind Mice' when you can can play the 'Gloria'? No, not Bach's 'Gloria.' Yours! Your 'Gloria' lives within you. The greatest sin is not finding it, ignoring what God made possible in you.” MadePlayThreeSinCasesSonFindingsSittingInstrumentsBlindSettlingMy SonWithin YouMiceUnexploredGloriaInstruments Of God Author:Abraham Verghese