Mary Doria Russell Quote

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

More often than not, expecting to lose weight without first losing the diet that made the weight loss necessary is like expecting a pig to be spotless after hosing it down while it was still rolling i...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on.

When the fuel is dried up in a vehicle, it stops driving automatically. You are a vehicle in the spiritual and the physical world, so you need some oil for alacrity, in order to get to your destinatio...

Forgiveness is a transformative act because it asks you to be a more empathetic and compassionate person, thereby making you better than the person you were when you were first hurt.

A man of sixty has spent twenty years in bed and over three years in eating.

I find no importance in showing others that I am happy; it's not important to me that they know or think that I am happy but what is important to me is that I am happy. I am interested in being happy,...

Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it.

To be a leader, take action and be an example. To be an adviser, be wise.