#mage

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs. ↗

That is, we are bombarded by all kinds of images and influences and we have to fend some of them off if we're to take in any of them, or to carry through just our ordinary day's work, or really deepen whatever we have to do or say. ↗

— Robert Jay Lifton

#bombarded #carry #day #deepen #fend

A loss never bothers me after I take it. I forget it overnight. But being wrong - not taking the loss - that is what does damage to the pocketbook and to the soul. ↗

— Jesse Livermore

#being #bothers #damage #does #forget

To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring. If our starting point is to prove that Armageddon is on its way, we will not consider all of the evidence, and will not identify the smartest policy choices. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#adequately #armageddon #bad #both #bring

So I sat down with him and portrayed more the side of the character he needed to see. Which is what I do when I go in for an interview for a part I like. As much as you think you're dealing with creative people, they see you for what your image is out there. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

#creative #creative people #dealing #down #go

Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images. ↗

— Lance Loud

#believe #culture #gauge #gay #homophobic

I always loved fish for the colors and birds for the plumage. In the same way, I loved those women of the cabaret. They were birds of paradise. ↗

— Christian Louboutin

#birds #cabaret #colors #fish #i

I used to do drugs, but don't tell anyone or it will ruin my image. ↗

— Courtney Love

#i #image #ruin #tell #used

I'd always maintained an image so that people wouldn't approach me. ↗

— John Lurie

#approach #i #image #maintained #me

Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become. ↗