January 2010
15 posts
Watch your beliefs because they become your thoughts.
Watch your thoughts because they become your actions.
Watch your actions because they become your habits.
Watch your habits because they become your destiny.
— an amazing romantic
Inspiration is the spark that starts the fire. But warmth and power come from the steady flame that burns on and on.
“Modern man tried to eliminate life’s uncertainties and doubts. And in doing so...”
– the Dean of Saint Francis Cathedral
“Eternity was in our eyes and lips.”
– William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (I, iii)
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal;...”
– Thomas Jefferson (via myheartbeatsformhine)
“Eleven minutes. The world revolved around something that only took eleven...”
– from the book “Eleven Minutes”
A warrior of light is never predictable
A warrior of light is never predictable.He might dance down the street on his way to work, gaze into the eyes of a complete stranger and speak of love at first sight, or else defend an apparently absurd idea. Warriors of light allow themselves days like these. He is not afraid to weep over ancient sorrows or to feel joy at new discoveries. When he feels that the moment has arrived, he drops...
WatchCraig Schuftan: Hey! Nietzsche! Leave Them Kids Alone (click through for the whole 55-minute program)
Who knew Lord Byron had something in common with My Chemical Romance? Armed with an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop culture, Craig Schuftan traces the history of romanticism in rock and roll, drawing comparisons between 19th century poetic giants and the heroes of indie, glam and emo music.
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“Millions of books written on every conceivable subject by all these great minds...”
– Woody Allen (Hannah and Her Sisters) (via 52books)
If you want to be inspired...
be inspireable.
pneuma said to me that she was uninspired. Interestingly enough, this inspired me. That is the reason I created this blog in the first place. We dreamers get the life sucked out of us enough by the status quo-ers. If only I could remember how to be a romantic again… And this blog was born.
The truth is, I have been uninspired to write for some time now. I even wanted to destroy this entire blog. But I posted anyway.
Why? Determination is defined by what a person does when he’s not feeling determined. Not feeling inspired.
Feelings come and go. With all this frivolous talk of love, it’s important to remember that love is not just a feeling. It’s a...
“I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me,...”
– Augusten Burroughs (Submitted by: flairey) (via quote-book)
In some ways, at least personally, romanticism is lost in this Age. I feel as if I should have lived in the romance of the 17th, 18th, or even 19th centuries. I´m not good at keeping up with technology, I prefer ideals, passions, an embracing of the frivolous or impractical.
“So they had given themselves, each to the youth with whom she had the most subtle and intimate arguments. The...
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
– Peter Drucker (via a girl with a dream, quote-book)