Places are part of nature, of the bigger picture. We are interrelated. When we contemplate them in their own right, they can sometimes change our lives; they can become spiritual experiences. Etel Adnan bigchangecontemplate Change image and share on social
The power of the web is not in centralization; it's not in closed systems or anything like that. It's in its open nature, and that's what allowed it to flourish for the first 10 or 15 years. Matt Mullenweg allowcentralizationclose Change image and share on social
You need to have tremendous confidence in your work, even a touch of arrogance, chutzpah. Many very fine researchers lack intellectual daring. It's human nature to want to be cozy, secure. But that can be a cul de sac. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran arrogancechutzpahconfidence share on social
To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature. Max Beerbohm destroyinstinctnature Change image and share on social
Scenery is fine - but human nature is finer. John Keats finehumannature Change image and share on social
Nature, with equal mind, Sees all her sons at play, Sees man control the wind, The wind sweep man away. Matthew Arnold controlequalman Change image and share on social
Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication. Marshall McLuhan communicatecommunicationcontent Change image and share on social
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum. Desmond Tutu defaultleadernature Change image and share on social
The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. Mary Shelley accentbidmaternal Change image and share on social
Our purpose is simply to ask how theological principles can be shown to have usable secular analogues that throw light upon the nature of language. Kenneth Burke analoguelanguagelight Change image and share on social