Out Of Sight Out Of Mind Quotes

“Human beings do not like to look squarely into the face of tragedy. Gloom is unpopular and we prefer the “out of sight, out of mind” escape. But there comes a time when issues must be recognized as issues — and resolved. The democratic way of life is at stake. You cannot meet today’s crisis tomorrow. You cannot pick and choose when and what you will do at your personal convenience. You cannot dawdle with history.

We must face the bitter fact that we have forsaken our great dream of a life of, for, and by the people; that the burning passions and ideals of the American dream lie congealed by cold cynicism. Great parts of the masses of our people no longer believe that they have a voice or a hand in shaping the destiny of this nation. They have not forsaken democracy because of any desire or positive action of their own; they have been driven down into the depths of a great despair born of frustration, hopelessness, and apathy. A democracy lacking in popular participation dies of paralysis.”
― Saul D. Alinsky, Reveille for Radicals

“Out of sight, out of mind, I'm
told, I'm assured, so I hide away
your hands.

I stow away your smile, and
I put away our plans.

I bury all your boyish charms, and
I lock away your laugh.

I stash all your special names for me, and
I tuck away the last year and a half.

The trouble is, I never know
where I stored this or that.

I open a drawer, and there's
your voice, it's here and gone
so fast.

Out of sight, out of mind, out of
mind, out of mind, I'm out of my
out of my mind.

Living in a graveyard filled
with all you left behind.”
― Kristina Mahr, The Wound Before the Scar