#makin

As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We have fallen in love with our own image, with images of our making, which turn out to be images of ourselves. ↗

— Daniel J. Boorstin

#america #ancestors #been #beloved #echo

The ignoramus crow of "love it or leave it" omits other viable options, such as staying and changing it. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#decisions #options #risk-taking #change

We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are. ↗

— Dillon Burroughs

#making-a-difference #change

In order to get [Mean Streets] made I had to learn how to make a movie," says Scorsese. "I didn't learn how to make a movie in film school. What you learned in film school was to express yourself with pictures and sound. But learning to make a movie is totally different. ↗

— Peter Biskind

#filmmaking #movies

RVM Thoughts for Today : "Just because you have problems , it doesn't mean you should not have Dreams. Instead, let your dream become the scheme to solve your problems. ↗

— Rvm

#making-life-fulfilling #dreams

Dream Bravely. Find fearlessness inside of you. Dare, and fear will falter. Challenge, and fear will flee. This is the beginning of your dream-making. ↗

— Carew Papritz

#dream-bravely #dream-making #fearlessness #the-legacy-letters #dreams

We are the sum total of the decisions we have made. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#choices #choices-and-consequences #conclusions #consequences #decisions

If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your statement that you reject violence to other sentient beings, to yourself, and to the environment, on which all sentient beings depend. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#abolitionist #ahimsa #animals #education #exploitation

I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you'd give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only. ↗

— Deborah J. Lightfoot

#critical-thinking #decision-making #rational-thought #anger

I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too. ↗

— Kevin J. Anderson

#before #books #course #court #dukes