"Never do I close my door behind me without being conscious that I am carrying out an act of charity towards myself."

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Peter HÃ¸eg

#Being Alone Quotes #Doors Quotes #Charity Quotes

“Buddhism is not concerned just with private destiny, but with the lives and consciousness of all beingsAny attempt to understand Buddhism apart from its social dimension is fundamentally a mistake. Until Western Buddhists understand this, their embrace of Buddhism will not help very much in the efforts to bring about meaningful and positive social change, or even in their struggle to transform their ego.”
“It is a brave man who is the first to sit down during a standing ovation.”
“People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. There is great joy in helping people, but no joy in doing it at gunpoint.”

Source : Penn Jillette (2012). “God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales”, p.151, Simon and Schuster
“The extraordinarily facile and in literary terms long lived works tend to be about ordinary people. Even Sappho writes about the utterly insignificant . What art can do is make the extraordinary more ordinary and ordinary more extraordinary.”

Source : Source: www.compulsivereader.com
“I know how much respect I have for people of all different faiths, but especially for my family, who are the most important people in my life, and who are still practicing, and deeply religious.”
“I think science is a foreign land for many people, so I think of my role as an ambassador's job.”
“Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it.”
“I like to open the doors to people's brain.”

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