When one endeavored to call it up again, and not till then, it became clear that the magic of genius had been at work, and that the common sight had been raised to that higher perception by the power that makes and transforms ideas, the conquering and masterful quality of the human ...
More often seen without explanatory context, as “The Eskimos live among ice all their lives but have no single word for ice,” for example, in Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America, The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar (1989), 111. Science quotes o...
There are opposing forces in all living things. My work reflects this and stirs up a contrast of emotions in the viewer... perception versus annoyance. To the viewer who has reached that level of awareness, my work is no longer abstract, but very real. —Eugene J. Martin 2 Consciousness ...
Everyday Application: The term “basic goodness” originated with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetanspiritualleader. He used the term to explain both the experience of reality and human virtue. He believed that there are three virtues: unborn, non-dwelling, and free from pigeonholing. 27. “A...
When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit. —Ayn Rand 10 To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is...
In it, William Blake writes, “If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” But in reality, our perception is often clouded. By expectations. By experiences. As of late, I find my perception is blinded by only one thing, revenge....
Speaking of our perception of reality, this is another quote most people have heard. It’s easy to apply this quote to the literal interpretation of the movie, but when it comes to this trilogy, there are always layers of meaning wrapped in everything. ...
On playfulness in Crispin Sartwell’s “Obscenity, Anarchy, Reality”. To be playful is tolet go; it is to seduce and to be seduced, though perhaps in a small way. Finally, solemnity is the virtue from which we may someday perish, while playfulness is the vice that may yet redeem us...
On playfulness in Crispin Sartwell’s “Obscenity, Anarchy, Reality”. To be playful is tolet go; it is to seduce and to be seduced, though perhaps in a small way. Finally, solemnity is the virtue from which we may someday perish, while playfulness is the vice that may yet redeem us...
On the other hand, to get social support there had to be some perception that the fruits of scientific activity could have useful results. One resolution of this dilemma was to assert that science only contributed at the discovery stage; others, industrialists for example, could apply the ...