“Meditation gives you personal power. You will notice that people will treat you differently as you progress because they can feel that power. Use that power wisely. If you search your heart, I think you will.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingFeelsHeartUseMeditationProgressBuddhismTreatsPersonal Power Author:Frederick Lenz
“There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.” PeopleGivingMotivationCommonProgressHarderTendenciesDisagreeAttributesCommon Ground Author:Peter Welch
“Although I'm not prepared to move up my prediction of a computer passing the Turing test by 2029, the progress that has been achieved in systems like Watson should give anyone substantial confidence that the advent of Turing-level AI is close at hand. If one were to create a version of Watson that was optimized for the Turing test, it would probably come pretty close.” IfsGivingShouldHas BeensHandsMovingLevelsProgressComputerTestsPreparedPassingVersionsPassingsPredictionsWatsonAdvent Book:How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed Source: How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
“Success is a process for all of us, and as long as you are making consistent progress towards your goals - sincerely giving your best effort more often than not - then you are already successful and deserve to feel proud of yourself.” GivingFeelsLongSuccessProcessGoalEffortSuccessfulProgressProudDeserveConsistentSincerelyBest EffortProud Of YouProud Of Yourself Author:Hal Elrod
“Your painting is the marking of your progression into nature, a sensation of something you see way beyond the two pretty colors over there. Don't stop to paint the material, but push on to give the spirit.” WayGivingTwoSpiritProgressColorPaintingMaterialsPaintSensationsProgression Book:The Art Spirit Source: The Art Spirit
“I rather think the cinema will die. Look at the energy being exerted to revive it - yesterday it was color, today three dimensions. I don't give it forty years more. Witness the decline of conversation. Only the Irish have remained incomparable conversationalists, maybe because technical progress has passed them by.” ThinkingGivingYearsLooksTodayFilmDiesThreeEnergyProgressColorConversationYesterdayWitnessCinemaDimensionsFortyDeclineReviveIncomparableThree Dimensions Author:Orson Welles
“Individually we can work on ourselves. By working on your own ego and developing truth, control, and an equitable inner dialogue, you individualize the spirit within you through the process of observation. If you work on yourself, the progress you make radiates invisibly to others, helping them and giving them courage, which also improves the global picture. After all-your ego is a part of the world ego, and as you control it, you lessen the overall influence of the world ego while expanding the presence of truth on our planet.” IfsWorldInspirationalGivingHelpingSpiritProcessProgressInfluencePlanetsEgoDialogueObservationDevelopingWithin YouExpandingOur PlanetEquitable Book:More Love: Tender Moments Source: More Love: Tender Moments
“Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. Learn to become wise. Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy. The real spiritual progress of the meditator is measured by the extent to which they achieve inner tranquility and freedom from desire.” GivingMindRealSpiritualDesireWiseProgressAchieveDutyGiving UpTemptationDeceptionTranquilityRise AboveSpiritual Progress Author:Sivananda