I believe in the sun. In the tangle of human failures of fear, greed and forgetfulness, the sun gives me clarity. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes clarity failure fear
When I began to listen to poetry, it's when I began to listen to the stones, and I began to listen to what the clouds had to say, and I began to listen to others. And I think, most importantly for all of us, then you begin to learn to listen to the soul, the soul of yourself in here, which is also the soul of everyone else. Joy Harjo begincloudimportantly share on social
The homeland affects you directly: it affects your body; it affects the collective mind and the collective heart and the collective spirit. Joy Harjo affectbodycollective Change image and share on social
I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn't need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty. Joy Harjo amazebarrenbeauty Change image and share on social
Fear follows crime and is its punishment. Voltaire crimefearpunishment Change image and share on social
We need the humbleness and clarity to see that our food, while benefitting from technological advances, has benefitted even more from free ecological resources: Cheap energy, lots of water everywhere, and a stable climate. Dan Barber advancebenefitcheap share on social
It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been. Shelley Fabares failurefeelterrify Change image and share on social