"The reason Buddhism can be so naturalised is because, stripped of its supernatural elements, its core teachings can be giving a sound, secular philosophical interpretation. In other words, it becomes a religion acceptable to the contemporary, naturalistic mind only when it ceases to be a religion."

-- Julian Baggini

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“You know what I'm thinking?' Maggie said. I had no idea. 'Nope,' David replied. Apparently David didn't know either. Maggie turned to me with pleading eyes.'Our babysitter has the flu.' 'I'm sorry to hear that,' I replied. Dead silence. I honestly had no idea what Maggie was getting at, so I misread the silence. 'It's not serious, I hope,' I said sympathetically.”

Source : Lisa Lutz (2013). “Trail of the Spellmans: Document #5”, p.185, Simon and Schuster
“She mailed me a Merry Christmas-I'm-Breaking-Up-with-You card. I'll read it to you," he said. He cleared his throat. "Dear Marcus. Merry Christmas. I'm breaking up with you. Mia.”
“Republicans favor tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, but these had no stimulative effect during the George W. Bush administration, and there is no reason to believe that more of them will have any today. As for the idea that cutting regulations will lead to significant job growth, it's just nonsense. It's just made up.”

Source : "Studies challenge wisdom of GOP candidates' plans". www.washingtonpost.com. October 30, 2011.
“The score of Pelleas and Melisande by Debussy, heralds that which will lift man from the earthly to the celestial, from the mortal to the immortal. Once again the ways of the artist and healer are merging.”
“Where there is most labour there is not always most life.”
“Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.”
“Steven and I stood on the stage at the Boston Garden after the Stones had just played there and the stage was still up. We had been playing cards, maybe a high-school dance, to 400 or 500, maybe a thousand. We just stood on the stage and thought, 'Well,man,maybe someday.' In 4 years that was OUR stage.”
“I just do the job to the best of my ability and then you have to move on. You have to watch things back to learn from them, but I try not to dwell or worry about what people might think. I don't read reviews if I can help it.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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