Quotes

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return. Salman Rushdie, O Magazine, April 2003

What I dream of is an art of balance. Henri Matisse, O Magazine, April 2003

That which is static and repetitive is boring. That which is dynamic and random is confusing. In between lies art. John A. Locke

So divinely is the world organized that every one of us, in our place and time, is in balance with everything else. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, O Magazine, April 2003

We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves. Francis J. Braceland, O Magazine, April 2003

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race. Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, April 2003

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone?The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. Lin Yutang, O Magazine, October 2002

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Natalie Goldberg, O Magazine, October 2002