"One practice I rely on all the time is basic meditation which allows me to strip away the noise. Its like the old-fashioned dial on the radio, where you were getting static and then you found that clear, sweet spot on the dial, where the music would come through. That's what meditation is for me. Dialing out the static, the noise, the anxiety, the fear, and coming into a place that's deep and quiet. It's like dropping into a well of inspiration and wisdom."

-- Elizabeth Lesser

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“Sexuality is pushed back more and more and people try to replace what they've lost with other forms of excitement.”
“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

Source : Morarji Desai's speech at the 19th World Vegetarian Congress held at Mavhmkar Auditorium of Rafi Marg in New Delhi, India (November 18, 1967), later published in The British Vegetarian, March/April 1968.
“She wanted him to see all of her and also none of her. She wanted him to be dazzled by the bits and blinded by the whole. She wanted him to see her whole and not in pieces. She had hopes that were hard to satisfy.”
“The life expectancy in Hong Kong is among the highest in the world ... you can come to only one conclusion: we have the most environmentally friendly place for people, for executives, for Hong Kong people to live”

Source : "CE speaks at Business for Clean Air' Joint Conference". www.info.gov.hk. November 27, 2006.
“You can still be strong and be feminine.”

Source : "Preview: Shannon Tweed on Gene Simmons: Family Jewels". Interview with Joseph Hudak, www.tvguide.com. March 18, 2008.
“I always have a very good relationship with galleries, a lot of galleries and artists, so I don't want any conflict situations.”
“Howard Hughes himself was a regular at the restaurant, and in a way it became his headquarters, too. Howard had recently relocated to Las Vegas, so when he wanted to do business in Los Angeles, he went into the back of our restaurant to use the telephone.”
“When I find a colour darker than black, I'll wear it. But until then, I'm wearing black!”

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