"But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day."

-- Benjamin Disraeli

#Life Quotes #Time Quotes #Calendars Quotes

“We are born haunted, he said, his voice weak, but still clear. Haunted by our fathers and mothers and daughters, and by people we don't remember. We are haunted by otherness, by the path not taken, by the life unlived. We are haunted by the changing winds and the ebbing tides of history. And even as our own flame burns brightest, we are haunted by the embers of the first dying fire. But mostly, said Lord Jim, we are haunted by ourselves.”

Source : Jonathan Evison (2012). “West of Here”, p.465, Algonquin Books
“Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath, we can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.”
“The days that you record by yourself, you feel like a crazy person because you're saying the same line, 10 different ways, or they ask you for 10 different grunting sounds and you just feel like such a schmuck. It's crazy! When there's other people there, it tethers you to something, in a nice way.”
“Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.”
“High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.”

Source : "Transitioning From Athlete To AuthorHas Opened A Colorful New World". Blivin, J., kareemabduljabbar.com. June 19, 2012.
“You haven't seen me in my own ads. You don't see my logo all over my clothes. From the beginning, I wanted the clothes to stand on their own.”

Source : "Designer Profile: John Varvatos's Expanded Stage". www.esquire.com. May 31, 2012.
“God, what pathetic creatures had inherited the earth, to walk a little while with their eyes upon the stars and turn their gaze too soon upon the ground that held their feet!”
“Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.”

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