Someone once asked me whether I am an idealist or a dreamer. I'm neither. I consider myself an optimistic realist. I see reality, but I give it the benefit of the doubt.

Quote by Kate Miller

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Language is clumsy, understanding is subjective, religion is obstructive. We must rise above these obstacles...

Language is clumsy, understanding is subjective, religion is obstructive. We must rise above these obstacles...

Will we ever return to a time before dreams were slogans?

Will we ever return to a time before dreams were slogans?

Unanswered prayers of lowly birth/On wings of folly round the earth/Illusion clouds the eyes that...

Unanswered prayers of lowly birth/On wings of folly round the earth/Illusion clouds the eyes that...

We are missing something. Our youth today is empty. No longer do the children dream...

We are missing something. Our youth today is empty. No longer do the children dream...

People ask me all the time, 'What are you, a Democrat or a Republican? A...

People ask me all the time, 'What are you, a Democrat or a Republican? A...

The question shouldn't be is there life after death but is there life before death...

The question shouldn't be is there life after death but is there life before death...

Happiness can be achieved once we know all we can and accept all we can't.

Happiness can be achieved once we know all we can and accept all we can't.

In dreams we can recreate love, fear, guilt, happiness. In our minds we can create...

In dreams we can recreate love, fear, guilt, happiness. In our minds we can create...

People ask me all the time, 'What are you, a Democrat or a Republican? A...

People ask me all the time, 'What are you, a Democrat or a Republican? A...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

God makes sense. It is naive to think that something so complex as the human...

God makes sense. It is naive to think that something so complex as the human...

We must escape this monotony, this slavery of our minds, We have not achieved complete...

We must escape this monotony, this slavery of our minds, We have not achieved complete...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I don't know if I believe in God just as much as I don't know...

I don't know if I believe in God just as much as I don't know...

In dreams we can recreate love, fear, guilt, happiness. In our minds we can create...

In dreams we can recreate love, fear, guilt, happiness. In our minds we can create...

The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.

The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.

No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes

No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

To increase your effectiveness, make your emotions subordinate to your commitments

To increase your effectiveness, make your emotions subordinate to your commitments

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...