"Each of us, deep down, believes that the whole world issues from his own precious body, like images projected from a tiny slide onto an earth-sized screen. And then, deeper down, each of us knows he's wrong."

-- Chad Harbach

#Life Quotes #Believe Quotes #Issues Quotes

“Rest is a decision we make. Rest is choosing to do nothing when we have too much to do, slowing down when we feel pressure to go faster, stopping instead of starting. Rest is listening to our weariness and responding to our tiredness, not to what is making us tired. Rest is what happens when we say one simple word: â€œNo!”
“I like first class, but I don't like first class people - I prefer the people in coach. I like fine restaurants, but prefer the taste of McDonalds. I like to be perfect, but I don't like perfection - I think it's dangerous. There is nothing after perfection. I know, I am a walking contradiction.”
“This world loses its appeal when the steps become tottering, when the hearing becomes dim, when the faded eyes cannot see as they once did. When loved ones are nearly all gone on ahead, then all the riches or fame or pleasures of this world are baubles and trash.”
“Every person has their pantheon - the Bible, Hollywood, Shakespeare - their way of understanding the world.”
“If I told you about a land of love...would you swallow it as a remedy?”

Source : Yunus Emre, “If I Told You About A Land Of Love”
“The couturier should be a geometrician, for the human body makes geometrical figures to which the materials should correspond.”
“If you snub Conscience a few times she will cut your acquaintance.”
“Each tree has its own personality, i chose them by the way I felt at the moment. Sometimes they even change my sentiments. It's kind of a spiritual experience.”

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