"I have with me all that I do not know. I have lost none of it."

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Source : "Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. June 26, 2009.

W. S. Merwin

“Arise from sleep, old cat, And with great yawns and stretchings... Amble out for love”
“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.”
“Community means engaging constructively with like-minded nations to build strong, sustaining institutions and alliances - and bringing emerging powers into this community so future conflict becomes less likely.”
“Want of punctuality is a want of virtue.”
“Stay a little while longer, and let everyone congratulate you - including the ones who clearly don't want to: in fact, especially the ones who clearly don't want to. You don't have to say anything but 'thank you”

Source : Tsoknyi Rinpoche (2012). “Open Heart, Open Mind: A Guide to Inner Transformation”, p.237, Random House
“I would find myself backing away from all of the 'isms,' all of the communities. I have always been able to be misused by every community But that is OK. I would rather be misused than neglected.”
“I'd rather go to sleep than find a girl.”
“But I always see myself as the filmmaker. I wonder if everybody else sees me more as an actor.”

Source : "Exclusive Q&A: Filmmaker Breathes Fire into Ultra-Indie Bellflower". Interview with Brad Balfour, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 11, 2011.

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