"Reality is like a face reflected in the blade of a knife; its properties depend on the angle from which we view it."

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Source : Hsing Yun (2016). “Describing the Indescribable: A Commentary on the Diamond Sutra”, p.128, Simon and Schuster

Hsing Yun

#Reality Quotes #Views Quotes #Knives Quotes

“It's said that if two documentary filmmakers meet they talk about the world, if two fiction filmmakers meet they talk about the million that they don't have to make their film.”
“But the - look, I think that this - the United States of America is still the most powerful economy in the world. It is an incredible engine for creativity and innovation. And it has the most - smartest, most effective workforce in the world. So we have a lot going for us, in spite of the fractiousness of our politics.”
“As we pay our tithing faithfully, the Lord will open the windows of heaven and pour out upon us His richest blessings.”
“America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up in two weeks.”
“Politics never takes a holiday in Chicago.”

Source : Jane Byrne, Paul Simon (2004). “My Chicago”, p.310, Northwestern University Press
“I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather artificial, and there never seemed to be enough time to follow up things that really interested me.”
“Half of architecture students are women, and you see respected, established female architects all the time.”
“You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.”

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