"To be obsessed by the idea of freedom, for instance, is itself a form of slavery. Such people are in the chains of the hope of freedom, and are therefore able to do little else than struggle with them."

-- Idries Shah

#Struggle Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“Thirty or forty proprietors, with incomes answering to between one thousand and five thousand a year, would create a much more effectual demand for the necessaries, conveniences, and luxuries of life, than a single proprietor possessing a hundred thousand a year.”
“The outsiders have become kings and queens of the castle. It is a whole lot easier to sit outside the tent and throw firecrackers inside; it is much, much harder to sit inside the tent and govern not only your enemies, but your close friends as well.”

Source : Hal Rothman (2007). “Playing the Odds: Las Vegas and the Modern West”, p.135, UNM Press
“I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.”
“I'd like to think I'm a normal sort of guy, but go to my mum and she'll probably say, 'You know,Chris was always the daughter out of my three boys.'”
“Movies tie things up in an arbitrary length of time, but I have always liked things that aren't fully realised.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What does the Earth Desire? I will put it in just a few short sentences... To be admired in her loveliness, To be tasted in her delicious fruits, To be listened to in her teaching, To be endured in the severity of her discipline, To be cared for as a maternal source from whence we come, a destiny to which we return. It's very simple...”
“In the 21st century, somebody or something has changed the rules about how our world works.”

Source : "Smart failure for a fast-changing world". TED Talks, www.ted.com. June 2012.
“I just get inspired to take a picture by the beauty and vulnerability of my friends.”

Source : Nan Goldin, Taka Kawachi (1998). “Nan Goldin: couples and loneliness”, Korinsha Pr

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