The Holy Scriptures praise the dew of the morning and the dew of the evening; ros matutinum, ros serotinum! Happy is he who possesses the gift of tears! when young, he will bear flowers; when old, fruit! – Joseph Roux, Meditations of a Parish Priest, translated from French by Isabel F.
I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, Wheres the art? They werent doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had… maybe I could even quit renting. – P. J. ORourke
In the sense that youre not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised my position doesnt isnt unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts. – Peter Singer
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction. – Daisaku Ikeda
