Aparian

"Were I to be the founder of a new sect,

I would call them Apiarians, and, after the example of the bee,

advise them to extract the honey of every sect."  

- Thomas Jefferson

There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.

-Leonard Cohen, musician and writer

"Charity provides crumbs from the table;

justice offers a place at the table."

~Bill Moyers

"It is an astonishing fact, indeed, that the collective unconscious

seems to be in contact with nearly everything."

~ C.G. Jung

"Life comes from physical survival;

but the good life comes from what we care about."

~Rollo May (1909-1994)

"Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not.

It is a matter of opinion.

All I can say, those who don't like it shouldn't come to hear me."

~Maria Callas (1923-1977)

You have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy.

-Ken Kesey, novelist

"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.

Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts."

~Marcus Aurelius (121-180, CE)

"There are mountains hidden in mountains.

There are mountains hidden in hiddenness.

This is complete understanding."

~Dogen (1200-1253)