Bet On It! Food For Thought - 45 - Go Where You Feel Most Alive

There Will Be No End To The Troubles Of The State Or Indeed Of Humanity Until Philosophers Become Kings Or Until Those We Now Call Kings Really & Truly Become Philosophers - Plato

Be Authentic. Speak Sincerely. Listen Thoughtfully. Act Fearlessly, Compassionately & With Love. Always With Love. What We Bring To Life Becomes Our Life.

This Is The 21st Century & We Need To Redefine Revolution/Evolution. This Planet Needs A People's Revolution/Evolution. A Humanist Revolution/Evolution. Revolution/Evolution Is Not About Bloodshed Or About Going To The Mountains & Fighting. We Will Fight If We Are Forced To But The Fundamental Goal Of Revolution/Evolution Must Be Peace. We Need A Revolution/Evolution Of The Mind. We Need A Revolution/Evolution Of The Heart. We Need A Revolution/Evolution Of The Spirit. The Power Of The People Is Stronger Than Any Weapon. A People's Revolution/Evolution Can't Be Stopped. We Need To Be Weapons Of Mass Construction, Weapons Of Mass Love. It's Not Enough Just To Change The System, We Need To Change Ourselves. We Have Got To Make This World User Friendly. User Friendly. Are You Ready To Sacrifice To End World Hunger. To Sacrifice To End Colonialism. To End Neo-Colonialism. To End Racism. To End Sexism. Revolution/Evolution Means The End Of Exploitation. Revolution/Evolution Means Respecting People From Other Cultures. Revolution/Evolution Is Creative. Revolution/Evolution Means Treating Your Mate As A Friend & An Equal. Revolution/Evolution Is ... SEXY! Revolution/Evolution Means Respecting & Learning From Your Children. Revolution/Evolution Is Beautiful. Revolution/Evolution ,Means Protecting The People. The Plants. The Animals. The Air. The Water. Revolution/Evolution Means Saving This Planet. Revolution/Evolution Is Love - Assata Shakur

You Don't Always Need Therapy. Sometimes All You Need Is A Good Old Fashion Ass Kicking.

I Have Certain Rules I Live By. My First Rule: I Don't Believe Anything Government Tells Me. Nothing. Zero - George Carlin

Be Good To People. Even The Shitty Ones. Let Assholes Be Assholes. You'll Sleep Better.

Don't Ask Yourself What The World Needs. Ask Yourself What Makes You Come Alive & Go Do That, Because What The World Needs Is People Who Have Come Alive - Howard Thurman

Your Greatest Asset Is The Uniqueness That Is You. Refined In Discipline. Educated In Critical Objective Thinking. Learn. Grow. That Which Makes You Weird, Is Very Likely Your Greatest Asset.

I Am Not Defined By Your Ignorance. Be Dangerous, Be Free. Master Yourself. Live The Evolution, Revolution Of Consciousness.

There's Nothing More Intimate In Life Than Simply Being Understood. And Understanding Someone Else - Brad Meltzer

Never Forget How Wildly Capable You Are. You Can Be Anything. You Are Your Only Limit. Be Anything! Be Everything!

Just Be Yourself. Let People See The Real, Imperfect, Flawed, Quirky, Weird, Beautiful, Magical Person That Your Are.

All Our Knowledge Begins With The Senses, Proceeds Then To The Understanding, & Ends With Reason. There Is Nothing Higher Than Reason - Immanuel Kant

Be The One Who Nurtures & Builds. Be The One Who Has An Understanding & A Forgiving Heart One Who Looks For The Best In People. Leave People Better Than You Found Them - Marvin J. Ashton

Nothing In Life Is To Be Feared. It Is Only To Be Understood - Marie Curie

Don't You Understand That We Need To Be Childish In Order To Understand? Only A Child Sees Things With Perfect Clarity, Because It Hasn't Developed All Those Filters Which Prevent Us From Seeing Things That We Don't Expect To See - Douglas Adams

Deep In The Human Unconscious Is A Pervasive Need For A Logical Universe That Makes Sense. But The Real Universe Is Always One Step Beyond Logic - Frank Herbert

One Of The Tasks Of True Friendship Is To Listen Compassionately & Creatively To The Hidden Silences. Often Secrets Are Not Revealed In Words, They Lie Concealed In The Silence Between The Words Or In The Depth Of What Is Unsayable Between 2 People - John O'Donohue

Try To Understand Men. If You Understand Each Other You Will Be Kind To Each Other. Knowing A Man Well Never Leads To Hate & Almost Always Leads To Love- John Steinbeck

For Me, It Is Far Better To Grasp The Universe As It Really Is Than To Persist In Delusion, However Satisfying & Reassuring - Carl Sagan

The Most Beautiful People We Have Known Are Those Who Have Known Defeat, Known Suffering, Known Struggle, Known Loss, & Have Found Their Way Out Of The Depths. These Persons Have An Appreciation, A Sensitivity, & An Understanding Of Life That Fills Them With Compassion, Gentleness, & A Deep Loving Concern. Beautiful People Do Not Just Happen - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

One's Life Has Value So Long As One Attributes Value To The Life Of Others, By Means Of Love, Friendship & Compassion - Simone de Beauvoir

Keep Me Away From The Wisdom Which Does Not Cry, The Philosophy Which Does Not Laugh & The Greatness Which Does Not Bow Before Children - Kahlil Gibran