"Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple giving of a smile or extending ourselves to really listen to a friend. Paradoxically, even being willing to receive the generosity of others can be a form of generosity."

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Source : Gil Fronsdal (2008). “The Issue at Hand”, p.34, Insight Meditation Center

Gil Fronsdal

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“The status quo is a product of our culture or our culture is a product of the status quo - I'm sure which is the effect and which is the product - there is probably a feedback loop there that is mutually reinforcing. But we have a culture that says "Hey, look around. This place called Earth was created for you and you can do anything you want with it."”
“The people will not rest until the Pahlavi rule has been swept away and all traces of tyranny have disappeared. As long as the Shah's satanic power prevails, not a single true representative of the people can possibly be elected.”

Source : Ruhollah Khomeini's response to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's announcement of elections (August 1978), as quoted in "The Shah's Divided Land", Time Magazine, September 18, 1978.
“Perhaps it's true that love is eternal. But it's appearance changes all the time.”

Source : Peter Høeg (2015). “The Quiet Girl”, p.285, Random House
“I don't think about age groups when I write, although I think if I know I'm writing for Children I'll be a bit more ambitious, and think more about every word, because I know that they pay closer attention when they read than adults do.”
“It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.”
“You must be in tune with the times and prepared to break with tradition.”
“When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it (in Japan). He's that big.”
“If you could find a way to peel back the skin of this world so to speak, would you really see this supernatural reality that is greater? Is it true that we fight not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers? Every young person wants to know.”

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