“A good education would be devoted to encouraging and refining the love of the beautiful, but a pathologically misguided moralism instead turns such longing into a sin against the high goal of making everyone feel good, of overcoming nature in the name of equality. ... Love of the beautiful may be the last and finest sacrifice to radical egalitarianism.” FeelsMayWould BeLastsBeautifulTurnsNamesGoalSinSacrificeOvercomingLongingFeel GoodRadicalDevotedFinestMisguidedGood EducationRefiningEgalitarianismHigh GoalsMoralism Book:Love and Friendship Source: Love and Friendship
“Joining a radical movement when one is young is very much like falling in love when one is young. The girl may turn out to be rotten, but the the experience of love is so valuable it can never be entirely undone by the ultimate disenchantment.” MayYoungTurnsFallGirlLove IsMovementUltimateFalling In LoveValuableRadicalRottenJoiningUndoneDisenchantment Book:Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea Source: Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
“My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.” FirstsHeartBookFeelingsSufferingTurnsStrongUnderstandingStepsPracticePathTeachingAcceptanceGrewForgivingCurrentsRadicalRefugeNurturingUnworthyRadical Acceptance Author:Tara Brach
“I always have a plan, but then I'm always ready to throw the plan out, and everyone's ready to make a radical left turn if necessary.” IfsTurnsLeftPlansReadyRadical Author:Steven Soderbergh