Quotes Tagged "involvement"

I’ve come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-consciousness and become fused with other people, experiences, or tasks. It happens sometimes when you are lost in a hard challenge, or when an artist or a craftsman becomes one with the brush or the tool. It happens sometimes while you’re playing sports, or listening to music or lost in a story, or to some people when they feel enveloped by God’s love. And it happens most when we connect with other people. I’ve come to think that happiness isn’t really produced by conscious accomplishments. Happiness is a measure of how thickly the unconscious parts of our minds are intertwined with other people and with activities. Happiness is determined by how much information and affection flows through us covertly every day and year.

You were saved not by work, but for work. Do it till all is done. By your Inventions, Innovations, Initiatives, Improvements, Involvements, Imaginations, Information, Interventions and Inspirations... Go the extra mile and dare to do it.

An excessive amount of my time is taken with political involvement. It's unavoidable; that's my temperament.

The real mechanism for corporate governance is the active involvement of the owners.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

My time on the set is the least of my involvement. Most of my time is in pre-production and post-production.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.