“It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.”
"Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."
- William James
Love
"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
- William James
Awareness
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
- William James
Awareness
"My experience is what I agree to attend to."
- William James
Awareness
"Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear."
- William James
Awareness
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy