The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. – F. Scott Fitzgerald
The good life
Ecological sustainability, self-sufficiency, community building, everyday wisdom
The good life
But how can art keep us alive when it cannot kill us?
Philosophy
Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. – Salman Rushdie
Philosophy
“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: All of them make me laugh.” — W.H. Auden
The good life
From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there’s nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. – Hilaire Belloc
The good life
“It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.”
Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018
The good life