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  • November 27th, 2012 7:37am

    If two people dream the same dream it ceases to be an illusion; the basic test that distinguishes reality from hallucination is the consensus gentium, that one other or several others see it too.

    — Philip K. Dick (via felixquotables)

  • November 26th, 2012 11:26pm

    Innovation is a word we often hear these days. It is a something that most companies, governments and individuals want to achieve but is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. In cases, it is associated with creativity, spontaneous thinking and lateral thinking. However, innovation can arise from systemic thinking and structured programs that create spaces for individuals with that kind of thinking to thrive. In essence, innovation becomes about offering access to people of any social background to develop to their fullest.

    — Alejandro Echeverria on enhancing the capacity for innovation in cities. (via thisbigcity)

  • November 25th, 2012 12:00pm

    In Batman Begins, in the first scene I had with Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, I fell asleep. In the scene, I was meant to be waking up, so I laid down and just fell asleep. And I didn’t hear “Action.” So Michael and Morgan were talking, and I was supposed to join in. I woke up with Michael Caine poking me in the ribs and going, [pitch-perfect Michael Caine accent] “Look at ‘at! ‘E’s bloody fallen asleep, ‘asn’t ‘e? ‘E’s bloody fallen asleep!”

    — Christian Bale, GQ Magazine (via marvelousbalehead)

  • November 23rd, 2012 6:31pm

    Try any goddamn thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn’t, toss it. Toss it even if you love it.

    — Stephen King. “On Writing”. (via fuckyeah-unclesteve)

  • November 20th, 2012 7:24pm

    I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed. The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share. Although I have found my own Buddhist religion helpful in generating love and compassion, even for those we consider our enemies, I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion.

    — His Holiness, Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, in his speech of acceptance to the Peace Nobel Prize in 1989.

  • November 12th, 2012 10:26pm

    Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

    — Dalai Lama  (via anotherdeadhead)

  • November 12th, 2012 9:28pm


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    “Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.”

    Heinrich Heine 

  • November 11th, 2012 10:48pm

    If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.

    — Dale Carnegie (via celebrateproject)

  • November 11th, 2012 8:29pm

    And now I see the face of god, and I raise this god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god who will grant them joy and peace and pride.

    This god, this one word:

    “I.”

    — Anthem by Ayn Rand

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