"Whatever life presents us, our response can be an expression of our compassion."

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Source : FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Jun 15, 2013

Sharon Salzberg

#Compassion Quotes #Expression Quotes #Response Quotes

“Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

Source : "Design for Power : The Struggle for the World". Book by Frederick Lewis Schuman, 1941.
“Sometimes it is the smallest thing that saves us: the weather growing cold, a child's smile, and a cup of excellent coffee.”
“Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle...”
“You don't own art. What does that mean? We are trustees of art. Art is in transit with us. That is why an auction is a wonderful thing. You clap your hands and the objects fly away like doves and find other places where they will be protected, loved. That's what I believe.”
“Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where noone notices the contrast of white on white.”
“Cases of sickness made up a very small percentage which in my opinion was normal. However, propaganda pamphlets dropped from aircraft were telling the workers to feign illness, and detailed instructions were given to them on how to do it.”
“I listen to a lot of singers, because I find phrasing to be one of the most essential elements of playing.”
“I resent 'experts' who have never faced deadly threat, yet who tell me - and you - that we should not consider a response of equal power against those who would threaten our lives.”

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