"Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language." ― Alfred North Whitehead Topic(s): Nature More From Alfred North Whitehead "Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self." "No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not act on some sort of high, idealistic motives, and idealism in our time has been shoved aside, and we are paying the penalty for it." "Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains." More In Nature "Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo."― Al Gore "Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting."― Gertrude Stein "People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet, tranquillity, peace, joy, hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast."― Thomas Kincade