The Clarity Blog

“Wait a minute. How did this happen? We’re smarter than this.” – Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars

“The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.” – Dan Stevens

“The Christians stole the winter solstice from the pagans, and capitalism stole it from the Christians.” – George Monbiot

“The social justice movement of the 21st century is economic development.” – Wendell Pierce

“The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.” – Alexander Calder

“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say, ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.” – Fred Rogers

“Don’t fight forces, use them.” – R. Buckminster Fuller

“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” – Toni Morrison

“Our heads are round so that thought can change direction.” – Allen Ginsberg

“We’re all born into a story that is already in progress.” – Debbie Kates

“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollard

“We don’t all agree on everything, but we agree on Aretha.” – Reverend Al Sharpton, speaking at Aretha Franklin’s funeral.

“You don’t get lucky without preparation, and there’s no sense in being prepared if you’re not open to the possibility of a glorious accident.” – Twyla Tharp

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker

“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” – Oscar Wilde