Phoebe Featherly

Emotion

“When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.” ~ Baruch Spinoza, Ethics More on Emotion: “I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray “I think of myselfContinue reading “Emotion”

Get Real

“Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds. I have always kept an open mind, a flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of the intelligent search for truth.” ~ MalcolmContinue reading “Get Real”

Breathe

“I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.” ~ Maya Angelou More on Breathing: “Who will tell whether one happyContinue reading “Breathe”

Believe

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. More on Believing: “IContinue reading “Believe”

Garden

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ~Marcus Tullius Cicero More on gardens: “I always wanted to create this community that would come and tell their own story, shoot it – and watch them. The idea is to not have one entity who creates the work, the project, andContinue reading “Garden”

Embrace the Change

“A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you’re in and take advantage of it. ~ Nikki Giovanni More on embracing the change: “The best leaders begin with anContinue reading “Embrace the Change”

Love

“The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to change it, with what they have, where they are.” ~ Robert Fulghum More about love: “Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, IContinue reading “Love”

Make Something

“I want to create the largest-ever participatory art project and highlight the concept of Shadow Philanthropy, where people help others create work without taking credit for it – through this we can really change the world.” ~ JR More on creativity: “In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. AndContinue reading “Make Something”

What Do You Think?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” ~ Sun Tzu More on introspection: “The question of whether or not there is a God or truth or reality or whatever you like to call it, can never be answered by books, by priests, philosopher’s orContinue reading “What Do You Think?”

Question

“Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because itContinue reading “Question”