"When properly applied, the kamae reflects the ninja's heart. This means that our physical nature conforms to our intentions, and there is no division between our interior and exterior aspects. This state of integrated mind and body action is totally natural, and can be observed readily in the movements of animals as they interact with their environment. Only human beings seem to develop the need to be trained in natural body motion."

Source : Masaaki Hatsumi (1981). “Ninjutsu, History and Tradition”, Action Pursuit Group

Masaaki Hatsumi

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“The intolerance of the few, or the risk of it, carries the day against the wider humanity of the many.”

Source : Paul Robeson, Philip Sheldon Foner (1978). “Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974”, Brunner-Routledge
“As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that.”
“I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.”
“I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have.”

Source : FaceBook post by Russell Simmons from Apr 25, 2016
“I would sooner be holy than happy if the two things could be divorced. Were it possible for a man always to sorrow and yet to be pure, I would choose the sorrow if I might win the purity, for to be free from the power of sin, to be made to love holiness, is true happiness.”
“No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution.”
“Relationships, easy to get into, hard to maintain. Why are they so hard to maintain? Because itâ€™s hard to keep up the lie! â€˜Cause you canâ€™t get nobody being you. You got to lie to get somebody. You canâ€™t get nobody looking like you look, acting like you act, sounding like you sound. When you meet somebody for the first time, youâ€™re not meeting them. Youâ€™re meeting their representative!”

Source : "'It's the White BET Awards!' Chris Rock's funniest jokes ahead of his Oscars hosting stint". www.mirror.co.uk. February 28, 2016.
“Being a reader is sort of like being president, except reading involves fewer state dinners, usually. You have this agenda you want to get through, but you get distracted by life events, e.g., books arriving in the mail/World War III, and you are temporarily deflected from your chosen path.”

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