"Caught in the self-centered dream, only suffering; holding to self-centered thoughts, exactly the dream; each moment, life as it is, the only teacher; being just this moment, compassion's way."

-- Joko Beck

#Dream Quotes #Teacher Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“â€Ž"It always seemed somehow less real here... a really detailed dream, but sort of washed out, like a thin watercolor. Softer, somehow, even with their electric light and engines and everything. I guess it was because there was hardly any magic.”
“But, people are recognizing me more. Sometimes fans just approach me on the street and say how much they love the show. It's great to get that kind of feedback.”
“And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?”
“A garden isn't meant to be useful. It's for joy.”

Source : Rumer Godden (1984). “China Court”
“Politics is still crucially important. Our choices are vital, and we've got to make them, and not just say, 'Oh, they're all the same.' They are all the same in certain ways, alas - a political animal is such an animal. But lurking somewhere behind their rhetoric and their spittle are important choices that we should make.”

Source : "An interview with Dennis Potter: an edited transcript of Melvyn Bragg's interview with Dennis Potter, broadcast on the 5th of April 1994".
“My parents didn't hide reality. I watched cartoons and the news with equal fascination.”
“A delay does not solve the revenue problem,”
“Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.”

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