“The future life is where we will go on helping to bring the universe to perfection, which is God's grand ultimate aim. [The purpose of life] is to help God run the universe. Everyone in that better land will be busy all the time, and the environment will be perfect all the time for doing the work which God assigns to all.” HelpingRunningLife IsPurposeUniversePerfectEnvironmentLandGoes OnPerfectionUltimateAimBusyHeavenlyPurpose Of LifeFuture Life Author:Edwin Markham
“The person who has the most to do what happens to you in life is you. Not somebody else and not the environment.” PersonsHappensLife IsEnvironment Author:Benjamin Carson
“Spiritual stagnation ensues when man's environment becomes unpredictable or when his inner life is made wholly predictable.” MenMadeSpiritualLife IsEnvironmentSocietyUnpredictablePredictableInner LifeStagnation Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
“For mankind as a whole, a possession infinitely more valuable than individual life is our genetic heritage, our link with past and future... Yet genetic deterioration through man-made agents is the menace of our time.” MenMadeWholePastLife IsIndividualEnvironmentMankindPossessionValuableAgentsOur TimeLinksHeritageMenaceIndividual LifeDeterioration Book:Silent Spring Source: Silent Spring
“Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of our air and water; and the provision of affirmative assistance to those who cannot assist themselves. True quality is absent if we allow social suffering to abide in an otherwise pristine environment.” IfsHomeLife IsSufferingSocialWaterQualityEnvironmentAirTaxesStructureFairnessAssistanceAbsentQuality Of LifeProvisionCleanlinessAffirmativeOregonCaliberPristineAir And Water Author:Tom McCall
“It's not uncommon to hear people say that the re-entry into their lives is very hard. A lot of actors say that the hardest thing about working is not working, because you go from one of the most structured environments in the world to a place of no structure. Maybe that's why you see someone go from movie to movie to movie.” PeopleWorldHardLife IsActorsEnvironmentStructureHardestHardest ThingEntryUncommonRe Entry Author:Jason Schwartzman