284 quotes found
“Because of our interconnectedness we all know that extreme poverty and exclusionary practices are violations against the basic dignity of people.”
“Many network theorists note that human beings differ dramatically from the rational profit maximizer of social science theory. Neuroscientists exploring different regions if the brain, sociologists...”
“Yoga is establishing an harmonious connection to your inner world with outer world.”
“The glow of the steetlamps sat heavy and thick above me. As I walked aimlessly, in the direction of downtown, I returned to my theories. That Mizuko and I shared the pictorial equivalent of DNA. Th...”
“Did you feel that?' I asked him.He smiled sadly. 'Fitz, I have never needed to touch you to feel that. It was always there. No limits.”
“I wish they would all go away.Except the Fool. I wished he would join me. Somehow, I had always thought he would join me. Now, I could not recall why. Perhaps I had buried that in the stone.”
“He gave a final shake of his coat. I go to the hunt!”
“Knitting has a profound connective power. The culture and people and rituals around it, the values, they all contribute to an immediate and profound trust in one another. It's home. You belong and ...”
“Free to move, speak,extemporize, and yet. We have not been cut loose. Our truancy is defined by one fixed star,and our drift represents merely a slight change of angle to it: we may seize the momen...”
“Everything is intimateNothing is personal”
“A good upbringing is necessary for a long life, but sometimes the patience of the young trees is sorely tested. As I mentioned in chapter 5, "Tree Lottery," acorns and beechnuts fall at the feet of...”
“Connectedness. One thing leads to another. Often in unexpected ways.”
“The only thing that had saved her then was knitting. In prison she had become a compulsive knitter. Knitting allowed her to unite, to connect, to integrate. With every stitch she held on to dear li...”
“One Connection By A Spiritual WayIs To Be Emotional Connected :Petra Cecilia Maria HermansAugust 29, 2016AmenGod”
“Why was it, do you think, I was able to recognise you and understand you?""Why, Hermine? Tell me!""Because it's the same for me as you because I am alone exactly as you are, because I'm as little f...”
“Laughing is so therapeutic but what is even more therapeutic is having someone laugh out loud with you.”
“Remember: Oppression thrives off isolation. Connection is the only thing that can save us.”
“Bring out others better side and they are more likely to see and support yours.”
“Rejection only made the attachment stronger. I realized that the impossibility of connection was a driving force behind his desire.”
“Perhaps I couldnt tickle the inside of his ear, but I could reach the mysterious curves of his mind.”