I am a viewer and a reader of TED talks they always
give new perspectives or new ideas to think about. Reading is an important part
of how I learn so when I saw the following quotes on reading, I thought I would
share.
How do we diminish the distance between us? Reading
is one way to close that distance. It gives us a quiet universe that we can
share together, that we can share in equally.”
— Michelle Kuo, from the TED Talk: The healing
power of reading
“NASA has this phrase that they like: ‘Failure is
not an option.’ But failure has to be an option in art and in exploration because it’s a leap of faith. And no important endeavour that required
innovation was done without risk. You have to be willing to take those risks.
So, that’s the thought I would leave you with, is that in whatever you’re
doing, a failure is an option, but fear is not.”
— James Cameron, from the TED Talk: Before Avatar,
a curious boy
“The moment kids start to lie is the moment
storytelling begins. They are talking about things they didn’t see. It’s
amazing. It’s a wonderful moment. Parents should celebrate. ‘Hurray! My boy
finally started to lie!’”
— Young-ha Kim, from the TED Talk: Be an artist,
right now!
— Anne Lamott, from the TED Talk: 12 truths I
learned from life and writing
“We’ve got truth and lies and then there’s this
little space, the edge, in the middle. That liminal space, that’s art.”
— Mac Barnett, from the TED Talk: Why a good book
is a secret door
“Stories cannot demolish frontiers, but they can
punch holes in our mental walls. And through those holes, we can get a glimpse
of the other, and sometimes even like what we see.”
— Elif Shafak, from the TED Talk: The politics of
fiction
“The world is changed by our maps of the world. The
way that we choose … also shapes the map of our lives, and that in turn shapes
our lives. I believe that what we map changes the life we lead. And I don’t
mean that in some … you-can-think-your-way-out-of-cancer sense. But I do
believe that while maps don’t show you where you will go in your life, they
show you where you might go. You very rarely go to a place that isn’t on your
personal map.”
— John Green, from the TED Talk: The nerd’s guide
to learning everything online
“I’m a storyteller. I want to convey something that
is truer than the truth about our common humanity. All stories interest me, and
some haunt me until I end up writing them.”
— Isabel Allende, from the TED Talk: Isabel Allende
tells tales of passion
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