“The poet is at the edge of our consciousness of the world, finding beyond the suspected nothingness which we imagine limits our perception another acre or so of being worth our venturing upon.” WorldConsciousnessImaginePoetLimitsFindingsPerceptionEdgesNothingnessAcres Book:The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays Source: The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays
“The entire world would perish, if pity were not to limit anger.” IfsWorldLimitsAngerRagePity Author:Seneca the Younger
“There is no limit to what you can imagine. And with commitment, with effort, what you can imagine you can become. Put your mind to work for you. Believe that you can do it. The world will tell you that you can't. Yet, in your belief you'll find the strength, you'll find the ability, to do it anyway.” WorldMindBelieveRunningBeliefStrongCan DoAbilityEffortImagineStrengthLimitsCommitmentYou Can Do ItBeing Strong Author:Ralph Marston
“Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The trick of socialization is to convince us that the descriptions we agree upon define the limits of the real world. What we call reality is only one way of seeing the world, a way that is supported by social consensus.” WorldWayRealRealitySocialVisionSeeingTaughtLimitsNormalExpectationsAgreeTricksOne WayAweConvinceDescriptionAgreementReal WorldConsensusSeeing The WorldSocializationConvince UsAgree Upon Author:Carlos Castaneda
“The fact that no limits exist to the destructiveness of this weapon [the 'Super', i.e. the hydrogen bomb] makes its very existence and the knowledge of its construction a danger to humanity as a whole. It is necessarily an evil thing considered in any light. For these reasons, we believe it important for the President of the United States to tell the American public and the world what we think is wrong on fundamental ethical principles to initiate the development of such a weapon.” ThinkingWorldBelieveImportantStatesReasonWholeFactsLightHumanityEvilPresidentUnitedExistencePrinciplesUnited StatesDangerDevelopmentLimitsWeaponsFundamentalsBombsEthicalConstructionInitiateHydrogenEvil ThingsDestructivenessHydrogen BombEthical Principles Author:Enrico Fermi