"For the ordinary man, whose mind is a checkerboard of criss-crossing reflections, opinions, and prejudices, bare attention is virtually impossible."

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Source : Philip Kapleau (1970). “The three pillars of Zen: teaching, practice, and enlightenment”, Beacon Press (MA)

Philip Kapleau

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“Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them.”

Source : "Alan Furst travels through the spy-ridden 'Shadows' of Europe" by Adam Dunn, www.cnn.com. January 19, 2001.
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“Intelligence is playing a more important role in policymaker decisions than I think I've ever seen in my time in Congress or before.”
“If Democrats were good at thinking like Republicans, they would see the light and stop being Democrats.”

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