Couple of quotes from Criminal Minds : Seasons 4 - 7

“We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” 

– Chuck Palahniuk

"I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay." 

– Bob Dylan

“There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds 
haunt us, with or without repentance.” – Gilbert Parker

"Delay is the deadliest form of denial." – British Historian C. Northcote Parkinson

"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, 
no proof is possible." – Stuart Chase

"I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn."

 – Albert Einstein

"Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, 

it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." – Terry Pratchett

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present." – Francis Bacon

"Better to write for yourself and have no public than to write for the public and have no self." 

– Writer Cyril Connolly

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." 

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. 

They are messengers of overwhelming grief and of unspeakable love." – Washington Irving

"In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate." – Isaac Asimov

"A sincere artist tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing." 

– Painter William Dobell

"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one 
another, the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of 
harmony with one other it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden." – The Buddha

"We all wear masks and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing our 
own skin." – André Berthiaume

“But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep.” 

– Robert Frost

"The herds seek out the great, not for their seed, but for their influence and the great welcome 

them out of vanity or need." – Napoleon Bonaparte

"Without heroes we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go." 

– Bernard Malamud

"When we were children, we used to think that when we grew up we would no longer be 
vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability, to be alive is to be vulnerable." 
– Madeleine L'Engle

"There is no such thing as part freedom." – Nelson Mandela

"What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today." 

– William Glasser

“Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game.” 

– Paul Rodriguez

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." – Lao Tzu

"People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, 

people will sooner or later believe it." – Walter Langer

"Bring the past only if you're going to build from it." – Doménico Cieri Estrada

"What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do." – Aristotle

"If it is a miracle, any sort of evidence will answer. But if it is a fact, proof is necessary." 

– Mark Twain

"Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge." – Scott Adams

"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we 
create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone." – Orson Welles

"Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, 

so that we see ourselves as we truly are." – Arthur Golden

"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark." – George Iles

"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die." – Joe Louis

"Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go." 

– Hermann Hesse

"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will leave in torment if you don't trust 
enough." – Frank Crane

"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth." – Bo Bennett

"All that we see or seem, Is but a dream within a dream." – Edgar Allen Poe

"To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth." – Voltaire

Couple of quotes from Criminal Minds : Seasons 1 - 3

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. 
Imagination encircles the world." - Albert Einstein

"The irrationality of a thing is not an argument against its existence, rather, a condition of it." 
- Friedrich Nietzsche

"The question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I, or the others crazy?" 
- Albert Einstein

"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." 
– Confucius

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." 
- Abraham Lincoln

"The house does not rest on the ground, but upon a woman." 
- Mexican proverb

"Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. 
He is the only one who inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it." - Mark Twain

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it." 
- Helen Keller

"It's not so important who starts the game, but who finishes it." 
- John Wooden

"Crime butchers innocents to secure a prize. 
And innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime." 
- Maximilien Robespierre

"Some of the best lessons are learned from past mistakes. 
The error of the past is the wisdom of the future." - Dale Turner

"In order to learn the most important lessons of life, one must each day surmount a fear." 
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate." 
– Socrates

"Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live." 
- Robert Kennedy

"He who controls others may be powerful but he who has mastered himself is mightier still." 
- Philosopher Lao Tzu

"Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. 
Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed." - G.K. Chesterton

"There is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." 
- Arthur Rubinstein

"A woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself." 
- Susan B. Anthony

Do what you like 'or' like what you do!!!

We so often come across people who do not really enjoy what they do, still continue in the same path for many reasons.

Very lucky few really like what they are doing and are very satisfied by there work. They often say "I would not change it for anything...". Whereas most people spend there time asking themselves "What was I thinking when I started this job!! How could have I spent this long on something that I did not even like!!!". The choice of a job mainly depends on what one is expecting. Few select a profession depending on how feasible the market is and where they can make big bucks!!! Quite some to fulfill there parents expectations and Rest just go with what comes in there way to help pay there bills!!! Whatever may be the reason, if you are not enjoying your work even a bit, then there is no meaning in continuing. There are people who do not like what they do, but they keep a great balance in there work and interests (outside work) and constantly tell themselves that there work is just a platform for them to make money to fulfill there interests outside. If you cannot find that balance or a way to incorporate your interests into your work life then it would be a better choice to change what you are doing.

It is very important to like what you do because it will make you much more committed and motivated to your career and to what you are doing. When you love what you do, you’ll be a much healthier and happier person, will approach your work more enthusiastically and feel a lot satisfied in life. At the end of the day you should be able to say "I am doing what I like" or at least "I like what I do"...

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today!!!

Benjamin Franklin said "Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today", he was a wise fellow, and so in that case you would imagine that most people might listen to him. No, we still tend to put things off till later period if it is not affecting us immediately, one of man's many weaknesses. Now is it always because of laziness? Or is it because of fear of some kind?

There is a nice quote from Grey's Anatomy, where character Meredith Grey express in her own simple way, which is my thought too, as to why most of the people try to push things off until later period, - "I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying."

Ultimately one has to do what is required, whether it is now or later. So why not do it right away and get it over with rather than putting it off till the end!!!

Is Imagination more important than Knowledge?

Albert Einstein said in one of his interviews "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world". It is true, knowledge alone without any imagination is very limited and many things that we know of today would not have been discovered at all without imagination.

But is it just enough to have imagination? Don't we need to have awareness or knowledge of facts to improvise and develop on? Knowledge is something that provides people with facts. It is acquired through experience or education. It is the practical understanding or foundation to any subject. This helps people to judge between right and wrong, between reality and fantasy.

Imagination on the other hand provides meaning to this knowledge or experience that was acquired and helps people make sense of this world. Imagination is the creative ability to think and dream. Creativity is what gave birth to a lot of brilliant artists, writers and inventors in this world. I think imagination is like a new brick that is laid on top of the foundation called knowledge.  

So, I think that imagination and knowledge go hand in hand. Without knowledge imagination cannot be built, any great imagination needs anchoring of reality, just a little pull back when imagination goes over board. Then again when imagination ceases, knowledge comes to a standstill. 

Imagination might be the one that gives birth to new discoveries, but knowledge validates these imaginations.