Science is an organized pursuit of triviality. Art is a casual pursuit of significance. Let's keep it in perspective.
タグ: triviality, trivia, significance, science, pursuit, perspective, art

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Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.
タグ: reading, read, literacy, light, enlightenment, education, books, book
The sand in the hourglass runs from one compartment to the other, marking the passage of moments with something constant and tangible. If you watch the flowing sand, you might see time itself riding the granules. Contrary to popular opinion, time is not an old white-haired man, but a laughing child. And time sings.
タグ: time, sand, old-man, hours, hourglass, child
One sin seldom mentioned is that of killing time.
タグ: time, sin, killing-time, killing
Have you ever seen the dawn? Not a dawn groggy with lack of sleep or hectic with mindless obligations and you about to rush off on an early adventure or business, but full of deep silence and absolute clarity of perception? A dawning which you truly observe, degree by degree. It is the most amazing moment of birth. And more than anything it can spur you to action. Have a burning day.
タグ: start, new-start, new-day, new, morning, inspiration, day, dawn, commencement, birth, beginning
The other day, when I was deciding where to place a mountain range, how to make a river's flow detour around underground stalactite caves, and what precise color to give the sky at sunset, I realized I was God... or an artist and a writer.
タグ: writing, writer, sunset, sky, rivers, river, mountains, mountain, gods, god, deity, creator, creativity, creation, creating, create, color, artist, art
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