“Saloons provide moments of genuine ecstasy - but only if your soul is at peace and the rest of your life bears contemplating. Otherwise, they are palaces of misery.” IfsSoulMomentsBearsMiseryGenuineYour SoulEcstasyContemplatingPalacesRest Of Your LifeSaloons Book:The good word & other words Source: The good word & other words
“We are victims of our own success. We have let technology lead the way, pushing ever faster to newer, faster, and more powerful systems, with nary a moment to rest, contemplate, and to reflect upon why, how, and for whom all this energy has been expended.” WayHas BeensMomentsEnergyPowerfulTechnologyVictimFasterPushingContemplating Author:Donald A. Norman
“It was one of those times when you can feel the air in a room. Everything stood still. I can remember the T-shirt I was wearing and the bag I was carrying. I don't think I breathed for 15 minutes. It was a devastating moment. They said they wanted me to experience more things. OK. I began contemplating things. Maybe I should take LSD or become a hooker. I left Juilliard and was just meandering and drifting for a while. Thank God I had support from my family and close friends. Bad times.” ThinkingFeelsShouldSaidStillsI CanMomentsWantedRememberLeftRoomsSupportAirMinutesMy FamilyShirtsBagsThank GodContemplatingThey SaidT ShirtBad TimesDriftingClose FriendsLsdJuilliard Author:Stephanie Zimbalist
“From that moment onwards, our loathsome society rushed, like Narcissus, to contemplate its trivial image on a metallic plate. A form of lunacy, an extraordinary fanaticism took hold of these new sun-worshippers.” MomentsFormSunExtraordinaryThat MomentContemplatingPlatesFanaticismWorshippersLunacyMetallicNarcissus Book:Baudelaire: Selected Writings on Art and Artists Source: Baudelaire: Selected Writings on Art and Artists
“When the contemplative mind is a French mind, it is content, for the most part, to contemplate France. When the contemplative mind is an English mind, it is liable to be seized at any moment by an importunate desire to contemplate Morocco or Labrador.” MindMomentsDesireTravelFranceContemplatingLiableContemplativeMoroccoImportunateLabradors Author:Agnes Repplier