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1 " Even though people experiencing dementia become unable to recount what has just happened, they still go through the experience—even without recall. The psychological present lasts about three seconds. We experience the present even when we have dementia. The emotional pain caused by callous treatment or unkind talk occurs during that period. The moods and actions of people with dementia are expressions of what they have experienced, whether they can still use language and recall, or not. "
― Judy Cornish , The Dementia Handbook: How to Provide Dementia Care at Home
2 " A religion is a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing those conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic. "
― Clifford Geertz
3 " Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. "
― Sydney Harris
4 " Nature reflects the moods of the wizard. "
― Deepak Chopra , The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want
5 " It is foolishness to want what never was or will never will be, lament the passage of time, and live in fearfulness of an uncertain future. The moods generated by regret including depression and self-loathing congeal in our sentient consciousness creating the painful landscape of the self. "
― , Dead Toad Scrolls
6 " Transformations are a part of life. We are constantly being changed by things changing around us. Nobody can control that. Nobody can control the environment, the economy, luck, or the moods of others. Compositions change. Positions change. Dispositions change. Experiences change. Opportunities and attitudes change. You will change. "
― , Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
7 " We sometimes get together with others hoping their mood will elevate ours. In a way, we want to bring leftovers to the potluck and we're hoping to fill our plates with apple pie. Energy tells us why this won't happen.When we show up for a buffet of conversations, we will be drawn to the moods that reflect what we brought with us. Our feelings, beliefs, and thoughts seek similar energy fields. "
― Jeanne McElvaney , Personal Development Insights
8 " To discern the Zeitgeist you need to read widely. You need to systematically scan all possible sources of information. You also need to gauge the moods and emotions triggered by the happenings at that point in time. But if you can get a good sense on Zeitgeist you can get immense control on shaping new ideas for others and you can even control others! "
― Abhishek Ratna , No Parking. No Halt. Success Non Stop!
9 " We depend on our surroundings obliquely to embody the moods and ideas we respect and then to remind us of them. We look to our buildings to hold us, like a kind of psychological mould, to a helpful vision of ourselves. We arrange around us material forms which communicate to us what we need — but are at constant risk of forgetting what we need — within. We turn to wallpaper, benches, paintings and streets to staunch the disappearance of our true selves. "
― Alain de Botton , The Architecture of Happiness
10 " A novel, in which all is created by the author's whim, must strike a more profound level of truth, or it is worthless." " And yet, I have heard you say that any novel that relieves your ennui for an hour has proved its usefulness." " You have a good memory. It must have been ten thousands of years ago that I uttered those words." " And if it was?" " In another ten thousand, perhaps I will agree with them again." " In my opinion, the proper way to judge a novel is this: Does it give one an accurate reflection of the moods and characteristics of a particular group of people in a particular place at a particular time? If so, it has value. Otherwise, it has none." " You do not find this rather narrow?" " Madam—" " Well?" " I was quoting you. "
11 " A wise man will know what game to play to-day, and play it. We must not be governed by rigid rules, as by the almanac, but let the season rule us. The moods and thoughts of man are revolving just as steadily and incessantly as nature's. Nothing must be postponed. Take time by the forelock. Now or never! You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this, or the like of this. Where the good husbandman is, there is the good soil. Take any other course, and life will be a succession of regrets. Let us see vessels sailing prosperously before the wind, and not simply stranded barks. There is no world for the penitent and regretful. "
― Henry David Thoreau
12 " But the moods could be contagious. He didn't need one right now. "
― Josephine Humphreys , The Fireman's Fair
13 " There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit. "
14 " The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth. "
― W.B. Yeats
