“Philosophers are all caught up in their philosophies. That's their house of cards. Religious leaders are caught up in their religious movements to the point where they forget about freedom. Everybody's got their drama going.” PhilosophyHumanityHouseReligiousForgetLeaderMovementBuddhismDramaCaughtPhilosopherCardsCaught UpReligious LeadersHouse Of Cards Author:Frederick Lenz
“I learned the importance of a man's chair early in life. I learned that he may love several wives, embrace several cars, be true to more than one political philosophy, and be equally committed to several careers, but he will have only one comfortable chair in his life. I learned it will be an ugly chair. It will match nothing in the entire house. It will never wear out.” MenMayPhilosophyPoliticalHouseCareersWifeCarComfortableImportanceEmbraceCommittedUglyBeing TrueChairsFurniturePolitical Philosophy Author:Erma Bombeck
“I have heard a good story of Charles Fox. When his house was on fire, he found all efforts to save it useless, and, being a good draughtsman, he went up to the next hill to make a drawing of the fire,--the best instance of philosophy I ever heard of.” PhilosophyStoriesNextFoundHouseEffortFireHeardDrawingInstanceHillsUselessFoxesGood StoryResignation Author:Robert Southey
“We in the richest societies have too many calories even as we starve for beautiful, fresh food; we have overly large houses but lack spaces that truly embody our individuality and connectedness; media surround us everywhere while we starve for authentic communication. We are offered entertainment every second of the day but lack the chance to play. In the ubiquitous world of money, we hunger for all that is intimate, personal and unique.” WorldPhilosophyPlayWisdomMotivationalBeautifulHouseChanceSpaceMediaCommunicationUniqueHungerIndividualityEntertainmentIntimateSurroundCaloriesEvery SecondConnectednessFresh Food Author:Charles Eisenstein
“If you can’t lead and you can’t deliver, then your own personal political philosophy is pretty much irrelevant, there have been far too many occasions over the last four years where the House has been ineffective.” IfsYearsHas BeensPhilosophyLastsPoliticalHouseFourOccasionsFour YearsIrrelevantPolitical Philosophy Author:Rich Nugent