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"Exotic
Couplings"
A Sampler of Unusual
Quotations
from the new book
BUILDING A LIFE OF
VALUE:
Timeless Wisdom to Inspire and Empower
Us
by Jason A.
Merchey
March 2005 - Little
Moose Press
INTRODUCTION
The excerpt below is from a new
collection of quotations entitled
Building a Life of Value:
Timeless Wisdom to Inspire and Empower
Us. Selected by philosopher
Jason Merchey, this multicultural
compendium belongs on every writer's
reference shelf -- just to the left of
Bartlett's.
The excerpt contains a sampler of
exotic couplings found together in the
book:
- Albert Einstein & Annie Lennox
on altruism
- Al Franken & Abe Lincoln on
honesty
- Lyndon Johnson & Lucinda
Williams on self-image
- Friedrich Nietzsche & Goldie
Hawn on strength
- Howard Zinn & Ben Franklin on
war
- Ayn Rand & Allen Ginsburg on
survival
Building a Life of
Value is a diverse
collection of unforgettable lines. Half
the entries are by women, with
contributions from poets, politicians, and
philosophers the world over. It is an
ideal gift for high school or college
graduates, whether they continue in school
or pursue careers in politics, business,
or religion.
More information about the book,
Building a Life of
Value, and author Jason
Merchey follows the excerpt. Enjoy!
Exotic Couplings
A Sampler of Unusual
Quotations
by Jason A. Merchey
Each of the following pairs of
quotations appears on the same page spread
in the book.
ON WAR:
"Look into the future and consider the
consequences. Think about the real
advantage to yourself, then wonder about
the impact on others and how that might
reflect back on your life. Imagine how you
might righteously defend your
position."
-- Ben Franklin
"Whatever in the past has been the
moral justification for violence --
whether defense against attack, or the
overthrow of tyranny -- must now be
accomplished by other means. It is the
monumental moral and tactical challenge of
our time. It will make the greatest
demands on our ingenuity, our courage, our
patience, and our willingness to renounce
old habits -- but it must be done."
-- Howard Zinn
ON SURVIVAL:
"The only thing that can save this
world is the reclaiming of the awareness
of the world. That's what poetry
does."
-- Allen Ginsburg
"Reason is man's primary tool for
survival."
-- Ayn Rand
ON HONESTY:
"With malice toward none, with charity
for all, with firmness in the right as God
gives us to see the right, let us finish
the work we are in."
-- Abe Lincoln
"Liberals don't hate America. We love
America more than Ann Coulter does. I love
it enough to engage my readers
honestly."
-- Al Franken
ON STRENGTH:
"The strong man condemned by society
for doing what his nature demands will
suffer from guilt and self-hatred, and may
well be turned into a criminal."
-- Friedrich
Nietzsche
"I have witnessed the softening of the
hardest of hearts by a simple smile. Human
kindness can turn armaments into
armistice."
-- Goldie Hawn
ON ALTRUISM
"It is high time the ideal of success
should be replaced with the ideal of
service."
-- Albert Einstein
"Make kindness your daily modus
operandi and change your world."
-- Annie Lennox
ON SELF-IMAGE
"While you're saving face you're losing
your ass."
-- Lyndon Johnson
"It's so hard to find... people who
crave intellectualism but also know how to
have a good time. My fantasy man has
always bee a poet on a motorcycle."
-- Lucinda Williams
About the Author
Jason Merchey, philosophical thinker,
author, speaker, and coaching consultant,
was born in Los Angeles and raised in
southern California.
Though an excellent student and
precocious child, Jason was deeply
affected by his parents' divorce, which
plunged him into an emotional and
intellectual hibernation. It was not until
college, when he stumbled across the great
thinkers, that Jason came awake to his
life and his purpose. Only then did he
begin to flourish, as he discovered his
passion for philosophy and its ability to
guide him through difficult times. In
Jason's words, "Socrates saved me."
Reenergized, Jason graduated with
highest honors and then earned a master's
degree in psychology. He moved to San
Diego, where he has since been studying
and practicing psychotherapy and family
therapy.
Jason has always been intrigued by
philosophical and existential thought and
ethics. His affinity for language,
combined with strong, progressive,
humanistic interests, inspired him to
research, collect, and catalogue
quotations from thousands of the world's
greatest thinkers. He is dedicated to
inspiring and helping people create "a
life of value" by bringing timeless wisdom
to life. Through his books, lectures, and
seminars, Jason offers individuals and
groups ideas and methods for experiencing
broader and deeper levels of thinking, and
for creating greater awareness and
fulfillment by discovering their own
values.
"I developed Values Of The
Wise to focus on the urgent need for
our civilization to take a quantum leap
forward in social consciousness by
progressively applying values first to
every aspect of our lives."
Copyright
©2005 by Jason A. Merchey. All Rights
Reserved.
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