‘Quotes’ Archives

Outstairs & Instairs

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: May 31st, 2009

Buckminster Fuller once said: "I suggest to audiences that they say, "I'm going 'outstairs' and 'instairs.'" At first that sounds strange to them; They all laugh about it. But if they try saying in and out for a few days in fun, they find themselves beginning to realize that they are indeed going inward and outward in respect to the center of [...]

Poetry + Twitter.

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: May 13th, 2009

Reading poetry as a daily enjoyment has sadly been replaced in the lives of most with other things. There once was a time when sitting comfortably and reading a few lines of poetry was relaxation and meditation. Now we only look to our smartphones and wonder who is following us on Twitter. -Ezra Hilyer

The Damps Of Autumn – W.S. Landor

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: April 17th, 2009

The damps of autumn sink into the leaves and prepare them for the necessity of their fall; and thus insensibly are we, as years close around us, detached from our tenacity of life by the gentle pressure of recorded sorrow. W.S. Landor (1775 - 1864) I read that quote, once, twice; ten times. I wonder what unspoken grief pressed his hand to [...]

Imagination Vs. Knowledge

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: April 9th, 2009

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) once said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge” At first, this quote sounds a little quaint and assuming; as though a vivid imagination is all that is necessary to succeed. Were this true, it would be welcome relief for all the worried parents of starry eyed oblivious school children. Imagination [...]

Love Comes Unseen; We Only See It Go

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: April 6th, 2009

“Love comes unseen; we only see it go.” –Austin Dobson Probably more has been written on the subject of ‘love’ than any other subject in life, more poets find inspiration with the lack or loss of love than by any other human emotion. Why is this quote so striking? Love does creep upon us unseen, even the ‘love at first [...]