Life is a thing that mutates without warning, not always in enviable ways. All part of the improbable adventure of being alive, of being a brainy biped with giant dreams on a crazy blue planet. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
About Diane Ackerman Diane Ackerman (born October 7, 1948) is an American poet, essayist, and naturalist known for her books and films.
More quotations from Diane Ackerman Caregiver: that word should weigh more than others on a page, sag it down a bit and wrinkle it, because the simple-sounding job frazzles as it consumes and depletes. Not that it's only gloomy. Caregiving offers many fringe benefits, including the sheer sensory delight of nourishing and grooming, sharing, and playing. There's something uniquely fulfilling about being a lodestar, feeling so deeply needed, and it's fun finding creative ways to gladden a loved one's life. But caregiving does buttonhole you; you're stitched in one place. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: family Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email If there is anything in the world that can really be called a man's property, it is surely that which is the result of his mental activity. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: brain Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email One can live at a low flame. Most people do. For some, life is an exercise in moderation (best china saved for special occasions), but given something like death, what does it matter if one looks foolish now and then, or tries too hard, or cares too deeply? —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Life goes on, having nowhere else to go. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: life time progress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email What is erotic? The acrobatic play of the imagination. The sea of memories in which we bathe. The way we caress and worship things with our eyes. Our willingness to be stirred by the sight of the voluptuous. What is erotic is our passion for the liveliness of life. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: life imagination erotic worship passion Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Caregiver: that word should weigh more than others on a page, sag it down a bit and wrinkle it, because the simple-sounding job frazzles as it consumes and depletes. Not that it's only gloomy. Caregiving offers many fringe benefits, including the sheer sensory delight of nourishing and grooming, sharing, and playing. There's something uniquely fulfilling about being a lodestar, feeling so deeply needed, and it's fun finding creative ways to gladden a loved one's life. But caregiving does buttonhole you; you're stitched in one place. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: family Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If there is anything in the world that can really be called a man's property, it is surely that which is the result of his mental activity. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: brain Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
One can live at a low flame. Most people do. For some, life is an exercise in moderation (best china saved for special occasions), but given something like death, what does it matter if one looks foolish now and then, or tries too hard, or cares too deeply? —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Life goes on, having nowhere else to go. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: life time progress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
What is erotic? The acrobatic play of the imagination. The sea of memories in which we bathe. The way we caress and worship things with our eyes. Our willingness to be stirred by the sight of the voluptuous. What is erotic is our passion for the liveliness of life. —Diane Ackerman More about this quote Tags: life imagination erotic worship passion Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “life” When we exercise self-control on a given occasion, we win for ourselves a little credibility we can rely on the next time around. Pretty soon we develop a reputation to ourselves that we want badly to uphold. With each test that we meet, our resolve gains momentum, fueled by the fear that we may succumb and establish a damaging precedent for our own weakness. —Daniel Akst More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email In matters of self-control as we shall see again and again, speed kills. But a little friction really can save lives. —Dorothy Parker More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next. —Condoleeza Rice More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Man is born to live, not to prepare for life. —Christopher Morley More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act. —Boris Pasternak More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When we exercise self-control on a given occasion, we win for ourselves a little credibility we can rely on the next time around. Pretty soon we develop a reputation to ourselves that we want badly to uphold. With each test that we meet, our resolve gains momentum, fueled by the fear that we may succumb and establish a damaging precedent for our own weakness. —Daniel Akst More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
In matters of self-control as we shall see again and again, speed kills. But a little friction really can save lives. —Dorothy Parker More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next. —Condoleeza Rice More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Man is born to live, not to prepare for life. —Christopher Morley More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act. —Boris Pasternak More about this quote Tags: life Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email