"My eyes being hindered by blind passions, I cannot perceive the light that grasps me;Yet the great compassion, without tiring,illuminates me always." — Shinran, Japanese Buddhist monk, born 1173
"Uniformity is not nature's way; diversity is nature's way." — Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher and author, born November 5, 1952
"You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you." — Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher and author, born November 5, 1952
"My eyes being hindered by blind passions, I cannot perceive the light that grasps me; Yet the great compassion without tiring, illuminates me always." — Shiran Shonin, founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, born 1173
"A great piece of music is beautiful regardless of how it is performed. Any prelude or fugue of Bach can be played at any tempo, with or without rhythmic nuances, and it will still be great music. That's how music should be written, so that no-one, no matter how philistine, can ruin it." — Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer, died August 9, 1975
"If they cut off both hands, I will compose music anyway holding the pen in my teeth." — Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer, born September 25, 1906
"Clark Kent grew not only out of my private life, but also out of Joe Shuster's. As a high school student, I thought that someday I might become a reporter, and I had crushes on several attractive girls who either didn't know I existed or didn't care I existed." — Jerry Siegel, American co-creator of Superman, born October 17, 1914
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire." — Catherine of Siena, Italian saint, born 1347
"It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light." — Catherine of Siena, Italian saint, born 1347
"Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world." — Catherine of Siena, Italian saint, born 1347
"God cannot leave us. It is just that our soul is so vast, we do not always feel His lips upon the veil." — Catherine of Siena, Italian saint, born 1347
"You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love." — Catherine of Siena, Italian saint, born 1347