True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed.

Quote by Tom Robbins

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The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b)...

The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b)...

Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.

Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue...

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue...

Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any...

Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any...

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect lover.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect lover.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and...

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef

To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong...

To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

I miss the days when all it took to make me feel better was my...

I miss the days when all it took to make me feel better was my...

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us,...

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us,...

The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight...

The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight...