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“A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.”
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“The Society or Fraternity of Freemasons is more in the nature of a system of Philosophy or of moral and social virtues taught by symbols, allegories, and lectures based upon fundamental truths, the observance of which tends to promote stability of character, conservatism, morality and good citizenship.”
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“The birds that wake the morning, and those that love the shade; The winds that sweep the mountain or lull the drowsy glade; The Sun that from his amber bower rejoiceth on his way, The Moon and Stars, their Master's name in silent pomp display.”
Source : Reginald Heber (1858). “The poetical works of Reginald Heber”, p.252
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“It's hard for us to talk about how we disdain file-sharing when in fact it probably has been a great resource for us.”
Source : "The Decemberists' Colin Meloy". Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. February 14, 2011. 
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“Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread.”
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“It's weak to speak and blame somebody else ...When you destroy yourself.”
Source : Chuck D, Yusuf Jah (2007). “Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary”, Y & G Communications
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“Those are serious questions of war and peace, of freedom or tyranny, whether or not there is ever going to be a hope of us instilling some democratic systems in a part of the world that frankly is breeding hate and destruction directed right at us.”
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“In Asian languages, the word for 'mind' and the word for 'heart' are same. So if you're not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as heartfulness, you're not really understanding it. Compassion and kindness towards oneself are intrinsically woven into it. You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.”
Source : "Q&A: Jon Kabat-Zinn Talks About Bringing Mindfulness Meditation to Medicine". Interview With Maia Szalavitz, healthland.time.com. January 11, 2012.
