Listening to music is an example of an intrinsically valuable activity: We listen to music because we value doing so and not because of a certain external goal. Intrinsic activities are basically calm ...

"Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength." —Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton "I want to live fast, love hard, die young, and leave a beautiful memory. But don't ...