Quotes about "Indigenous Wisdom"

Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it. ”

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse. ”

I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy. ”

It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group. ”

Sincerity is the norm of Heaven and the law of our nature. China and the West agree on this point, for without sincerity, no human prince could ever found a state, and no earthly teacher could ever establish a religion. ”

If the Chinese will not learn the true principles of government, all else will be useless. Knowledge is power, and although a country may be weak, still, if it possess but a modicum of knowledge, the enemy will not be able to completely overthrow it; although that country may be in danger, the race will not be extirpated. ”

One of the more important things the Bernie Sanders campaign did is reach people who are political but not electorally political. They’re political in either non-profits or community groups, but didn’t see how important it was to get involved in electoral politics." ”

Anti-corruption is a core constitutional value. It always has been. ”

Parties are fun, but they don't create community. ”

One of the things that is so important, critical I think, in reading not just the founders but thousands of years as you put it, that discussion about corruption, is that you can't talk about the problem of corruption without talking about human nature. ”