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“Being a seeker means no matter what the Vedas said, what Krishna or Shiva said, you have to know the truth in your own experience.”
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“The greedy search for money or success will almost always lead men into unhappiness. Why? Because that kind of life makes them depend upon things outside themselves.”
Source : "The Art of Happiness". Book by Andre Maurois, 1971.
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“Im drawn to stories about ordinary people who get tangled up in an extraordinary event or idea or emotion. Im not saying I dont love films about super-people or super-doctors, but my preference is for stories about how we get through this life, what it is to be human, because Im always struggling with it myself.”
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“What i literally cannot describe is the hollowness in my lungs when i am out of her presence. It is as if i were dying from the want of her.”
Source : Jed Rubenfeld (2007). “The Interpretation of Murder: A Novel”, p.235, Macmillan
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“..Washington, where the human rights of terrorists are often given high priority. And I am certain liberal politicians would defend their position to the death. Because everyone knows liberals have never been wrong about anything. You can ask them. Anytime.”
Source : Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (2010). “Lone Survivor: The Incredible True Story of Navy SEALs Under Siege”, p.25, Hachette UK
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“I've never really gotten into the whole labels thing. There were times I would cover a pop song, and people would say 'You sound really country.' I gave up on that whole thing a long time ago.”
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“I fell in front of the SYTYCD dancers. I was tryin to do the twirl, and I bit it...pretty hard. Then Michael Johns made fun of me, and...”
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“I wonder whether there is such a thing as a sense of individuality. Is it all a facade, covering a deep need to belong? Are we simply pack animals desperately trying to pretend we are not?”
Source : Rabih Alameddine (2002). “I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters”, p.232, W. W. Norton & Company