“The visible world was only an imperfect reflection of the Ideal, which the Philosopher sought to transcend.” WorldReflectionIdealsPhilosopherVisibleImperfect Book:Priestess of Avalon Source: Priestess of Avalon
“Given enough time, you could convince yourself that loneliness was something better, that it was solitude, the ideal condition for reflection, even a kind of freedom. Once you were thus convinced, you were foolish to open the door and let anyone in, not all the way in. You risked the hard-won equilibrium, that tranquility that you called peace” WayKindHardEnoughGivenDoorsConditionsLonelinessSolitudeReflectionIdealsConvincedFoolishConvinceTranquilitySomething BetterEnough TimeEquilibrium Book:The Good Guy Source: The Good Guy
“There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.” DesireValuesReflectionIdealsTraditionAffectionChristmasHolidayInspirational ChristmasChristmas DayChristmas HolidayFunny ChristmasChristmas LoveHoliday SeasonChristmas MagicHoliday TraditionsChristmas Friendship Author:Bill McKibben
“The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?...We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal...I am a reflection of what I sing. Sometimes I have to get serious because the things I've been through are serious...The way I see it, rock n' roll is folk music.” WayTryingSometimesWantedDesireRocksSeriousReflectionIdealsEssenceHarmonyFolksCommunicateSongwritingRock N RollFulfilledFolk MusicPeace And HarmonyOutdated Author:Robert Plant
“To tell the truth, in Pacific 231 I was on the trail of a very abstract and quite ideal concept, by giving the impression of a mathematical acceleration of rhythm, while the movement itself slowed . I first called this piece Mouvement symphonique. On reflection I found that a bit colorless. Suddenly, a rather romantic image crossed my mind, and when the work was finished, I wrote the title Pacific 231, which indicates a locomotive for heavy loads and high speeds (a type unfortunately disappeared, alas, and sacrificed to electric traction).” GivingMindFirstsFoundBitsPiecesMovementTypeReflectionConceptsIdealsHeavyFinishedSpeedImpressionRhythmMathematicalTitlesAbstractTelling The TruthElectricLoadAlasTrailsPacificHigh SpeedAccelerationColorlessTractionLocomotivesHeavy Loads Author:Arthur Honegger
“It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection upward of the human personality, and that theology never has been and never can be anything but a more and more purified mythology.” HumansKindHas BeensSeemsPersonalityReflectionIdealsNotionObviousMythologyTheologyProjectionHuman Personality Author:Alfred Loisy
“Response is what we have trained ourselves to be; it is a reflection of our manhood, character, ideals. We cannot always control our surface reactions, but we can sit at the helm of our lives and control our responses to the blows of life.” CharacterOur LivesReflectionIdealsResponseBlowSurfaceReactionsManhoodHelm Book:當代的生活藝術 Source: 當代的生活藝術