"...for thousands of years human history has..." - Quote by Alan Watts
...for thousands of years human history has been a magnificently futile conflict, a wonderfully staged panorama of triumphs and tragedies based on the resolute taboo against admitting that black goes with white.
More by Alan Watts
“The question is not what I should do in the future to get it, but rather, what am I presently doing that prevents me from realizing it right now?”
“Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.”
“Playing a violin is, after all, only scraping a cat's entrails with horsehair.”
More on Conflict
“When you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.”
“Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.”
“If we want justice for minorities and cooled wars with our natural enemies, whether human or non-human, we must first come to terms with the minority and the enemy in ourselves and in our own hearts, for the rascal is there as much as anywhere in the "external" world - -especially when you realize that the world outside your skin is as much yourself as the world inside.”
More on History
“A photograph offers us a glimpse into the abyss of time.”
“My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."”
“Richard Cromwell was not fit to wear the mantle of his uncle.”