“The theatre is a place for learning about the brevity of human glory: oh all those wonderful glittering absolutely vanished pantomime! Now I shall abjure magic and become a hermit: put myself in a situation where I can honestly say that I have nothing else to do but to learn to be good.”
"We can only learn to love by loving."
- Iris Murdoch
Love
"We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality."
- Iris Murdoch
Awareness
"Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph."
- Iris Murdoch
Relationships
"Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods."
- Iris Murdoch
Creativity
"Fishing seems to be the great occasion when all manner of contradictions reconcile themselves."
- Iris Murdoch
Wisdom
"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."
- Beauty and the Beast
Personal Growth
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."
- Paulo Coelho
Personal Growth
"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."
- Clayton M. Christensen
Personal Growth
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."
- Arianna Huffington
Personal Growth
"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."
- Mark Twain
Personal Growth