Polynesian Ray

Polynesian Ray by Trevor Kennedy.

"Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self."

B. R. Ambedkar

Koi Fish

Koi Fish by Robbie Big Balls.

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."

Henry David Thoreau

Whale & Wave

Whale & Wave by Leilani.

"We made connections between the monsters created by war and the monsters he created, the typical outcast that Whale was attracted to, and the monster in himself, that's inside all of us."

Bill Condon

Whale

Whale by Smashly.

"To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach your boat and look you straight in the eye is without doubt one of the most extraordinary experiences on the planet."

Mark Carwardine

Polynesian

Polynesian by Robbie Big Balls.

"In poetic language, in which the sign as such takes on an autonomous value, this sound symbolism becomes an actual factor and creates a sort of accompaniment to the signified."

Roman Jakobson

Peacock

Peacock by Trevor Kennedy.

"Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright."

Van Wyck Brooks

Palm Tree

Palm Tree by Leilani.

"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened."

Philip Sidney

Polynesian

Polynesian by Mad Max Beers.

"Poetry is one of the oldest of all art forms, and one of its powers for shamans and tribal leaders was the mnemonic."

Felix Dennis

Flowers

Flowers by Yvette Yvelle.

"Take one flower that you like and get lots of them. And don't try to 'arrange' them. It's surprisingly hard to do a flower arrangement the way a florist does one. Instead, bunch them all together or put them in a series of small vases all down the table."

Ina Garten

Samurai

Samurai by Robbie Big Balls.

"I'm not a fighter, but in my mind I'm fighting every day. 'What's new? What am I doing?' I'm fighting myself. My soul is samurai. My roots aren't samurai, but my soul is."

Masaharu Morimoto

Filigree Phoenix

Filigree Phoenix by Leilani.

"It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes."

Anne Baxter

Tribal

Tribal by Mad Max Beers.

"I mean, we are tribal by nature, and sometimes success and material wealth can divide and separate - it's not a new philosophy I'm sharing - more than hardship, hardship tends to unify."

Colin Farrell

Tropical Scene

Tropical Scene by Yvette Yvelle.

"All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind."

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Atomic Postcard

Atomic Postcard.  Art by Trevor Kennedy.

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