"Buddhism has always been a religion for people who've worked their way through a cycle of materialism and still feel discontented and want more, or have questions that their state of prosperity is not answering."

-- Pankaj Mishra

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“The examples of vice at home corrupt us more quickly and easily than others, since they steal into our minds under the highest authority.”
“Aâ€”risâ€”ta?â€ Degan asked, sounding horse. â€œWhat is it?â€ â€œA rat bit me,â€ she said, once again shocked by her own rasping voice. â€œJasper does that ifâ€”â€ Gaunt coughed and hacked. After a moment, he spoke again. â€œIf he thinks youâ€™re dead or too weak to fight.â€ â€œJasper?â€ â€œI call him that, but Iâ€™ve also named the stones in my cell.â€ â€œI only counted mine,â€ Arista said. â€œTwo hundred and thirty-four,â€ Degan replied instantly. â€œI have two hundred and twenty-eight.â€ â€œDid you count the cracked ones as two?â€ â€œNo.”
“The reason I'm travelling so much is because of reasons that weren't completely planned. Several of the shows became successful and were invited to go to other places and they've all happened at similar times.”
“Intelligent people know they are intelligent. They also know that one person cannot know all, hence a person is not stupid simply because he is ignorant of one thing or another. They know that, to another intelligent person, they will not appear stupid in asking for an explanation of what they do not know, and so their ignorance on any particular issue does not become an embarrassment.”
“I've done stuff to pay my dues and that's what actors are supposed to do, because I was a really bad actor when I was 18 or 20.”

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“Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat.”
“No, it's not healed. It happened in Sochi and it's been going on and off all season. It's been bugging me throughout my entire Grand Prix season. Coming here, my foot was bothering me. I knew when to push my foot and when not to. I know that it was all in my head. I knew if I didn't think about it too much, it wouldn't bother me too much. But it's been getting better. Still not fully healed but it's getting much better than it has been.”
“There's a richness in older music that's been forgotten.”

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