#pre

For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants it to us, it is only through our labour, our skill and preparation. ↗

— Paracelsus

#daily #daily bread #grants #labour #must

The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country to fall victim to nuclear weapons, and for each individual to express their refusal to continue living in the shadow of the threat they pose. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#arouse #awareness #conscience #continue #country

The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#dignity #each #ensure #individual #lives

The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#heart #human #human heart #infinitely #mechanical

We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#further #modernization #must #nuclear #nuclear weapons

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#angst #because #depressed #easier #end

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#big #britain #depressed #get #got

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#comforting #depressing #find #i #like

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#children #concerns #environment #expressed #financial

You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#enough #feel #guitar #i #more