Reality, for some people, is broader than it is for others, because they have looked more, lived more, read more, experienced more, and thought more.
Authors: M.D., Thomas A. Harris | Subjects: Life & Society, Perception | Observation
Dogma is the enemy of truth and the enemy of persons. Dogma says, “Do not think! Be less than a person.” The ideas enshrined in dogma may include good and wise ideas, but dogma is bad in itself because it is accepted as good without examination.
Authors: M.D., Thomas A. Harris | Subject: Thought | Inquiry
Problem solvers, whether international or hometown, talk incessantly about the “need for a dialogue” without ever considering the need to define terms. …Dialogue, if it is to get us anywhere must be based on agreement of what to examine and an agreement on the words to describe what we observe. Otherwise we simply stumble over words.
Authors: M.D., Thomas A. Harris | Subject: Communication
We can hate evil so much that we forget to love good.
Authors: M.D., Thomas A. Harris | Subject: Good & Evil
The only way to stay a winner is to surround oneself with losers.
Authors: M.D., Thomas A. Harris | Subjects: Action | Accomplishment, Success / Failure
Intimacy is a game-free relationship, since goals are not ulterior. Intimacy is made possible in a situation where the absence of fear makes possible the fullness of perception, where beauty can be seen apart from the utility, where possessiveness is made unnecessary by the reality of possession.
Authors: M.D., Thomas A. Harris | Subjects: Love, Relationships