Apathy is the slow poison coursing through the body politic that paves the way to tyranny. Laurence Overmire More Quotes by Laurence Overmire More Quotes From Laurence Overmire I reserve the right to evolve. What I think and feel today is subject to revision tomorrow. Laurence Overmire revision future thinking Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed. Laurence Overmire disappointment acceptance life War, hatred, and violence all spring from one infernal idea: that one person, race, creed, or culture is better than another. Laurence Overmire spring war ideas History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all. Laurence Overmire historical humanity remember The people who change the world never lose hope no matter how bleak the outcome might appear to be. Laurence Overmire might people world To listen to the silence is to hear the heartbeat of the Universe. Laurence Overmire universe silence heart Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty. Laurence Overmire mind kindness heart There is no nobler profession, nor no greater calling, than to be among those unheralded many who gave and give their lives to the preservation of human knowledge, passed with commitment and care from one generation to the next. Laurence Overmire future giving commitment The future is won or lost in the war of ideas. Laurence Overmire learning war ideas You can't really appreciate a work of art until you can understand how difficult it was to create. And that's probably true of any work of art - a rock, a tree, a bird, a fish, a sunrise made of light and air. Laurence Overmire light appreciation art When you look at a person who's different and see Yourself, then you begin to understand who and what God really is. Laurence Overmire different persons looks Recognizing your own ignorance is the first step toward wisdom. Laurence Overmire learning ignorance firsts If God spent 180 million years making dinosaurs, what makes us think Man is so special, a tick of the clock before midnight? Laurence Overmire men years thinking Life is inherently disturbing. That's why we've created the myths-to help us overcome, defend or deny, to transcend the grim reality of what here seems to be. Laurence Overmire overcoming helping reality Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom. Laurence Overmire expression dark doors Real life is never quite as interesting as the story told afterward. Laurence Overmire never-quit real interesting Prose pretends to be straightforward in its application to the truth, but truth itself is a dissembler. Poetry, much more honest, knows the deception can't be overcome. Laurence Overmire honest deception overcoming There is no such thing as failure for an artist, unless failure is the refusal to attempt, the unwillingness to dream. Laurence Overmire refusal artist dream Creativity is at the root of love and meaning in this life. Laurence Overmire this-life creativity roots Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language. Laurence Overmire language poetry art
