"Those who have little interest in spirituality shouldnâ€™t think that human inner values donâ€™t apply to you. The inner peace of an alert and calm mind are the source of real happiness and good health. Our human intelligence tells us which of our emotions are positive and helpful and which are damaging and to be restrained or avoided."

-- Dalai Lama

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“I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that it is decided whether there will be anybody to understand their works in twenty years time.”
“I know you loved her, but it's okay to let it go now. You know that, don't you? You've got to be able to let it go.”
“Candidates don't have to deal with reality. They talk about the wonderful things they can accomplish as if advocating them is the same as achieving them. They live in a world of political make-believe in which everything from reconciling conflicting interests to paying for costly programs is easy.”

Source : "The Return of Big Government". www.weeklystandard.com. March 9, 2009.
“It was the second time that day that I stood looking at a space where a large thing wasn't where it was supposed to be.”

Source : Craig Johnson (2007). “Death Without Company: A Walt Longmire Mystery”, p.147, Penguin
“Home interprets heaven. Home is heaven for beginners.”
“There is no objection to the proposal: in order to learn to be a poet, I shall try to write a sonnet. But the thing you must try to write, when you do so, is a real sonnet, and not a practice sonnet.”

Source : "Just keep practising for real" by James Fenton, www.theguardian.com. June 8, 2002.
“If writing is your practice, the only way to fail is not to write.”
“There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums. I think stand-up is a more intimate thing than that. Maybe because of the kind of comedy I do. It's like a discussion, but I'm the one with the microphone.”

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