"You are never as smart as you look when you win and you are never as dumb as you look as you lose."

“Engaging the body in acts of being present with God, including certain ceremonial practices, opens us up to God in new ways. People of faith in ancient times understood that such physical acts and practices as rest and worship, dietary restrictions, and mandated fabric in their wardrobes were of great value to their faith and life.”

Source : Doug Pagitt, Kathryn Prill (2013). “BodyPrayer: The Posture of Intimacy with God”, p.12, WaterBrook

“the most all-around, practical, long-wearing illusions are the ones that you weave yourself.”

Source : Peg Bracken (1982). “A Window Over the Sink”, Avon Books

“Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.”

“If you cannot hate evil, you cannot love good.”

“I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.”

Source : Satyajit Ray (2007). “Satyajit Ray: Interviews”

“The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key.”

“That's what interests me in poetry. That withholding, that white space, the pressure, and my long-term faith in violent concision, is still with me.”

“You know, I feel like if I don't change something, then the results maybe are going to continue the way that they have. That for me is not something that I want to really be a part of.”