Quotes: Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near."

–– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and writer 

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2007, p. 42. 

Quotes: Alfred North Whitehead

"The 'silly' question is the first intimation of some totally new development." 

–– Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), English mathematician and philosopher

via Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2006, p. 42. 

Quotes: Krista Tippett

"Those moments in our lives when a new question rises up in us, stops us in our tracks, are pivot points. They are openings for discovery and new possibility to break in." 

–– Krista Tippett (b. 1960), American journalist, author, and entrepreneur

Source: Jeff Karp. LIT: Use Nature's Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas, and Ignite Action. New York: William Morrow, 2024; p. 22. 

via: Commonplace Book 2024, 2024, p. 60.

Quotes: James Clear

"If you never question things, your life ends up being limited by other people's imaginations. Take the time to think and dream, to question and reconsider. It is better to be limited by what you can dream for yourself than by where you fit in someone else's dream." 

–– James Clear (b. 1986), American writer, Atomic Habits.

Source: Jeff Karp. LIT: Use Nature's Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas, and Ignite Action. New York: William Morrow, 2024; p. 29.

Quotes: W.H. Auden

"To ask the hard question is simple."

–– W.H. Auden (1907-1973), British-born American poet 

Quotes: James Hollis

"Ask yourself of every dilemma, every choice, every relationship, every commitment, or every failure to commit, "Does this choice diminish me or enlarge me?" 

–– James Hollis (b. 1940), American Jungian psychotherapist, author and public speaker 

Source: James Hollis. What Matters Most. 

Question

What will you do today that will make you proud in a year?