“In an era when museum curators were busy introducing the public to photographs of daily life taken by Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Diane Arbus, why did they simultaneously disdain paintings depicting the same kind of people?” PeopleKindTakenPaintingPhotographBusyErasDaily LifeMuseumsFrankIntroducingDisdainCuratorCartierHenri Cartier Bresson Author:Burton Silverman
“The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are comparatively easy to give away; but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice, it is plain that the truth, whatever it may be, has taken possession of him.” MenGivingMayEasyPrinciplesPracticeTakenEvidenceAll ThingsPossessionDaily LifeSincerity Book:Among My Books: Six Essays Source: Among My Books: Six Essays
“As we progress along the intercultural journey, we become self-reflective about habits of heart and mind and the ways these are expressed in daily life. We develop strategies for encountering change, unfamiliarity and ambiguity in creative ways. We begin to realize that what is taken, as "common sense" is really "cultural sense". Our life becomes richer and deeper for having encountered differences.” WayMindHeartSelfCultureRealizingDifferencesCommonCreativeTakenOur LivesProgressJourneyHabitStrategyDeeperCommon SenseDaily LifeHeart And MindAmbiguityIntercultural Author:H. Ned Seelye
“The doctrine (of) maintaining that the language of daily life, with words used in their ordinary meanings, suffices for philosophy . . . I find myself totally unable to accept . . . . Because it makes almost inevitable the perpetuation amongst philosophers of the muddle-headedness they have taken over from common sense.” PhilosophyUsedLanguageCommonAcceptingTakenOrdinaryPhilosopherDoctrineCommon SenseInevitableDaily LifeMaintainingMuddle Author:Bertrand Russell