"I read somewhere that some people believe that the entire universe is a matrix of living thought. And I said, "Man, if that's not a definition of God, I don't know what is."

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Source : "What I've Learned: Alan Arkin" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. February 25, 2007.

Alan Arkin

#Believe Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.”
“In order to achieve the most noble accomplishments, the leader may have to 'enter into evil.' This is the chilling insight that has made Machiavelli so feared, admired, and challenging. It is why we are drawn to him still...”

Source : Michael A. Ledeen (2007). “Machiavelli on Modern Leadership: Why Machiavelli's Iron Rules Are As Timely And Important Today As Five Centuries Ago”, p.90, Macmillan
“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”
“I have an idea I want to test, for combining old peoples homes and orphanages. Old people are lonely without children, children are lonely without parents. Why not bring them together?”
“While I've always been critical about this peddling of spiritual materialism, it wasn't until I went to Nepal that I came face-to-face with my own spiritual materialism. The thing is, Kathmandu is noisy, and dusty, and crowded, and everywhere you go you see these same Western yoga teachers, hashish-smoking backpackers, and fair-trade shop owners, all seeking the stalls filled with amazing Buddha statues, hand carved mirrors, beautiful yak scarves, and thangka paintings. And everyone is buying stuff!”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“The Balkans arent worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier.”
“It is ... possible to read Plato as if he were only discussing reason and not mystical intuition in his writings but ... in that case he seems naively over-impressed by rather ordinary thought processes.”
“Everyone knew in the 1950s why a girl from a nice family left home. The meaning of her theft of herself from her parents was clear to all - as well as what she'd be up to in that room of her own.”

Source : Joyce Johnson (1999). “Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir”, p.86, Penguin

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