Kauffman Quotes

#1. I really like Kansas City Royals stadium - Kauffman Stadium.

Bert Blyleven

#2. Finding your passion is the key to your success. - Tracy Kauffman

Tracy Kauffman

#3. I've admired Bill Kauffman's books for years ... appealing, elegantly written, and entirely American.

Howard Frank Mosher

#4. I like Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. With the waterfall and things like that, I think it's pretty cool.

CC Sabathia

#5. As the complexity theorist Stuart Kauffman puts it, A couple in love walking along the banks of the Seine are, in real fact, a couple in love walking along the banks of the Seine, not mere particles in motion.

David Eagleman

#6. Rivers have what man most respects and longs for in his own life and thought-a capacity for renewal and replenishment, continual energy, creativity,cleansing.
J.M. Kauffman

Henry C. Duggan III

#7. No matter how fierce the enemy seems
when fear cripples us, anger enrages us, or selfishness possesses us; when adversity crushes us, opposition hounds us, or temptation plagues us
God is greater.

Katy Kauffman

#8. An ever-growing, ever-constant relationship with God makes us certain of what we believe and enables us to run with endurance.

Katy Kauffman

#9. There is no diet that is right for everybody; every individual is different and requires a diet that is relevant to their lifestyle and their body's needs.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#10. Free and fearless courage comes from time spent with Jesus.

Katy Kauffman

#11. Dudes in suits and politicians didn't make sense to my 18-year-old brain. All I wanted to do was be awesome.

Ronen Kauffman

#12. Much of our suffering is caused by our false perceptions and attachment to mental images. We assume things to be true without really knowing whether they are true or not, then create a world of hurt for ourselves and others.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#13. Find in Jesus the power to defeat every foe.

Katy Kauffman

#14. The angels heralded the birth of the Savior, John the Baptist heralded the coming of the Savior, and we herald the gospel of the Savior.

Katy Kauffman

#15. If we do not change our way of life, and fast, we will destroy ourselves by continuing to pollute the environment that sustains us, abusing natural resources, poisoning our food supply, destroying large ecosystems, contaminating the air, and perpetuating climate change.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#16. Things like water and sewage systems require states in a large-scale society, but states are also a good mechanism for dealing with health care, education, public transportation, and infrastructure.

Cynthia Kauffman

#17. The terms socialist and communist are mostly about describing the world we want after capitalism, and I think they are both important.

Cynthia Kauffman

#18. Enlightenment is not about building a false sense of spirituality or blindly following religious doctrine, it is about carefully cultivating practices that relieve one of the ego and transcend the illusory perceptions of the world.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#19. Sow the help of God into your daily battles, and reap a harvest of victory.

Katy Kauffman

#20. I guess it's about trust. Trusting what you feel. Trusting the person who inspired those feelings with the weight of them and all they could mean.

Donna Kauffman

#21. A free society that allows each individual to seek his or her own selfish ends (without deliberately trying to harm anyone else) will produce a state in which everyone's interest is optimized without any individual knowing in advance what that state might be.

Stuart Kauffman

#22. Many have been taught that to have love requires having someone else love you. This just leads people to restrict the amount of love they feel based on how much others love them. You cannot measure love. It originates within us and it is infinite.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#23. the thing that will really change the world is not millions of people coming together in acts of retaliation against a corrupt system, but the individuals who learn to liberate themselves from the conditioning of their culture. A system no longer works if we choose to stop participating in it.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#24. We have a nasty habit of flushing down the memory hole "the people who lost." Or demonizing them. Going back in time and painting Snidely Whiplash mustaches on their luckless countenances.

Bill Kauffman

#25. States can be more or less democratic, and so can socialism. I think any ideal society that exists on a large scale, which is what we most likely have in store for us as a human race, will involve some aspects of socialism.

Cynthia Kauffman

#26. The truth is always the truth, although if a lie has been repeated enough, especially by a figure of authority, the general population will begin to see those lies as truth.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#27. The greatest threat to our planet is the idea that someone else will save it. Once the majority of individuals have become aware of themselves and the effect that they have on the world, humanity as a whole will, without a doubt, become a conscious collective.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#28. I often refer to myself as a radical, reminding people that the word radical comes from the Latin word radix, meaning root. I think we need to get to the roots of problems as we try to solve them. I also like the word anti-capitalist.

Cynthia Kauffman

#29. We see ourselves as inhabiting a complex social world that has some capitalist things going on in it as well as some socialist ones, some communist ones, and many where economics are not separated out of the broader fabric of life (such as sharing and gift giving, and mutual support).

Cynthia Kauffman

#30. How can we expect to heal the world if we do not first heal ourselves? Society is a reflection of our actions and our behavior, which would explain why our violent and destructive nature correlates with a violent and destructive society.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#31. The sum of our relationship with God enables us to take the next step, climb the next mountain, and do the next part of our assignment.

Katy Kauffman

#32. Second-wave feminists didn't look for an overthrow of patriarchy. Instead, they analyzed what they were up against and fought it in all of its varied manifestations.

Cynthia Kauffman

#33. Our perception is our window to the world, and we need to wipe the dust off of our window often so we can continue to see through it clearly.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#34. When you supply yourself with the proper vitamins and minerals, you enable the body to heal itself.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#35. Evolution is not the enemy of ethics but its first source.

Stuart Kauffman

#36. Colm sighed...
-She's quite beautiful. Like a fairy and a goddess all wrapped into one.
-How very... poetic of you.
...
He felt a sharp tug in the vicinity of his heart.
-And most accurate
He added

Colm & Graham

Donna Kauffman

#37. I tend to not use the word "socialist," because even though more young adults in the United States in a poll say they support socialism than do capitalism, the word socialism doesn't have a lot of meaning in this country.

Cynthia Kauffman

#38. When you hear the haunting melody of guilt and shame, drown it out with God's song of forgiveness and love.

Katy Kauffman

#39. Shhh. Stop trying to carry the whole world on your shoulders. Let someone hold you. Let me.

Donna Kauffman

#40. Whatever damage we do to the world, we do to ourselves.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#41. The main argument is that capitalism is constituted by a varied of different practices, and so challenging capitalism needs to be about a variety of struggles. I draw on the important work of J.K. Gibson-Graham, who argues that we should model anti-capitalist struggle on feminist struggles.

Cynthia Kauffman

#42. It is impossible to know nature is because that which is perceived to be nature is only the idea of nature aspiring in each person's mind.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#43. By studying our history and focusing on the motives of the elite, we can draw an image of what our future might look like, and if we stay on the current path that we are on, the future looks very grim.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#44. If you want to know the taste of an orange, you have to taste it; no amount of description can exactly convey its taste to you. Similarly, you cannot properly explain enlightenment to someone who has not experienced it.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#45. Most people are aware of Adolf Hitler and his rise to power. What most people do not know is that he was almost completely financed by money drawn from the privately owned American Federal Reserve.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#46. We have an arsenal of ideas about land use possibly as dangerous to human life on the planet as the use of nuclear arms.

Janet Kauffman

#47. The banks own the corporations. In a capitalist society, the corporations have the most capital (money), and therefore they have the most influence. Presidential elections are funded by corporations, and in return the elected officials serve the interest of the corporations that supported them.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#48. Every civilization has had a form of currency, usually silver and gold, that is controlled by the rulers and kings of that society. The people in power remain in power by controlling the circulation of money. It is no different today than it was thousands of years ago.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#49. The prevention of emotional and behavioral disorders encompasses intervening in the early years

James M. Kauffman

#50. The pharmaceutical drug industry is a half-trillion dollar per year global industry, with almost 300 billion dollars in the United States alone. The pharmaceutical companies and their shareholders rely on people to be sick, or else their stocks will plummet. There is no money to be made in health.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#51. When we get rid of our ego, we stop doing things to impress others, we stop trying to cling to the idea of ourselves and we realize that we are a part of the natural world. This realization will give us the perspective that is greatly needed to improve the state of our society.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#52. By ignoring our health and consuming unhealthy products, we are unknowingly contributing to the genetic mutation of the human species.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#53. Cinderella Rule #16
Standards. Goals. Everyone has them. Or should. But before you judge yourself a success or failure, make certain the standards you're applying are your own. And that the goals you're trying to achieve aren't being pursued for the wrong reasons.

Donna Kauffman

#54. Draw from the unbeatable courage and love of Christ
don't stop short; He didn't.

Katy Kauffman

#55. It would take a lifetime to know everything about her, and he just happened to have one handy and available.

Donna Kauffman

#56. I've never experienced peace in my life, and I don't want to. I don't trust the idea

Janet Kauffman

#57. All beings are conscious and have their own conscious experience. All living things have similar goals of obtaining nourishment, seeking companionship and avoiding pain.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#58. Sometimes it's good to shake up the status quo. You just have to make sure that when you turn society on its ear, you don't end up on your coutoure-covered backside."--vivian

Donna Kauffman

#59. Dramaturgically, you always hear that you want to see things in the moment, you want to see things happen, you don't want to talk about things, but with "Friends," it was more fun when they talked about it.

Marta Kauffman

#60. If we want a healthy economy, we need the issuing of money to return to the government and not to be a power of private banks. We need money backed by real valuable goods, not pieces of paper that must be paid back at interest. Money is supposed to benefit humanity, not make us its servant.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#61. Heralds of the gospel have been needed in every generation. This generation is no different.

Katy Kauffman

#62. By living such a negative lifestyle, we have become unaware of our effect on the world, and have given the power to people that wish nothing better for us than a life of servitude.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#63. I watch drama. I don't watch a lot of comedy. Watching comedy is like work.

Marta Kauffman

#64. If we want to survive we will have to change. We must transition from being dependent consumers to becoming responsible producers.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#65. Do your part to help reap a harvest, and trust God to do His part.

Katy Kauffman

#66. You won't always have the luxury of a second chance. So be careful with your first one.

Donna Kauffman

#67. The current practices of distributing resources are not sustainable and will continue to harm the environment if we do not evolve our methods into procedures that are more practical based on the needs of today's society.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#68. Everything is connected. How you live your life affects all other life.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#69. The biggest difference between humans is the way that we think. Everyone has a different thought process, but the way we achieve this thought process is the same. We all think the way that we do due to our environmental influences.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#70. Once you hit 40, you can't do it anymore. Who's got this energy to go on three hours of sleep? You just can't do it.

Marta Kauffman

#71. When we wallow in anxiety and doubts, we subject ourselves to fear. When we focus on the greatness of God, we make fear subject to faith.

Katy Kauffman

#72. Have confidence in God's character, love, and power.

Katy Kauffman

#73. I was once in a bar with a friend of mine, we were having a drink and a bunch of people walked in and they were talking about how, "It's official, there's going to be a 'Friends' reunion," and I'm sitting there with my friend going, "No, no, there's not."

Marta Kauffman

#74. Yes it is true that pro-capitalist forces have a lot of power. But so did slave-holding racists. We give ourselves hope when we conceptualize capitalism as a set of practices that can be challenged by fighting the piece of the puzzle we feel most compelled to fight.

Cynthia Kauffman

#75. After all, this is a world of rock and water and air. It is elemental. It is not ours.

Janet Kauffman

#76. The reason we are faced with such a devastating situation is because humans have separated themselves from nature and the natural web of life. Our lifestyle is not in harmony with the natural world and it has affected the planet on nearly every level.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#77. Many people would say that money is the root of all evil, which is not entirely true. The root of all evil is ignorance, and the economic state of our society is a result of ignorance.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#78. The God who made all things and has all power, loves us and hears our prayers.

Katy Kauffman

#79. Deep in the chaotic regime, slight changes in structure almost always cause vast changes in behavior. Complex controllable behavior seems precluded.

Stuart Kauffman

#80. To be completely honest, I didn't want to compete with myself. I wanted to reinvent myself. This seemed like the perfect way to step back in without competing with what I've already done, because I can't win that battle.

Marta Kauffman

#81. Human beings have the largest impact on the overall health of the planet, and therefore we should be more responsible with how we live our lives. All of the tragedies that we are experiencing today can be linked back to the actions of human beings.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#82. If we want to survive the oncoming extinction and reverse the damages that we have done to our planet, we are going to have to change the way that we perceive the world.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#83. -I didn't mean to hurt you.
-You shouldnae have been able to.
She blinked at that, but knew what he meant.
-I suppose not, no. we're still strangers. More or less.
-Only in the measure of time could we consider ourselved that.

(Graham & Katie)
Some Like It Scot

Donna Kauffman

#84. The problems we are experiencing are different aspects of one single crisis, which is a crisis in perception. It derives from the fact that most of us, and especially our large social institutions, subscribe to the concepts of an outdated worldview.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#85. The majority of people in modern society feel separated - from the world, each other, and themselves. This feeling of separation is a resultfrom we humans attempting to separate ourselves from nature, and consequently forgetting who we really are.

Joseph P. Kauffman

#86. Television is a very intimate experience. It's in your home, you watch it in your PJs and while you're folding towels.

Marta Kauffman

#87. Sex, no matter how explosive and emotional, was just sex after all, at least until someone said or did something to make it more than that

Donna Kauffman