Truth is what your contemporaries let you get away with.
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.
Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.
In meetings philosophy might work,on the field practicality works.
Lovers tend to be philosophical, achievers are practical.
A few simple tips for life: feet on the ground, head to the skies, heart open...quiet mind
It is OK to say 'no'.It is OK to say 'I will think about it'.It is OK to say 'I will try'.It is NOT OK to make promises you cannot keep.
There's no alternative to being yourself. Accept it, honour it, value it - and get on with it.
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.
A painting shouldn't be just a picture, it should be a philosophy.
In the pragmatist, streetwise climate of advanced postmodern capitalism, with its scepticism of big pictures and grand narratives, its hard-nosed disenchantment with the metaphysical, 'life' is one am...