"The universe evolves in consciousness of itself and causes itself to be. We are just this blessed consciousness, nothing more and nothing less. We are the light inside light that fuses into the atoms of our bodies; we are the fire that whirls across the stellar deeps and dances all things into being."

-- David Zindell

#Blessed Quotes #Fire Quotes #Light Quotes

“In the natural world, beautiful usually means deadly. Beautiful with a casual demeanor always means deadly.”
“Dancing, singing, storytelling and silence are the four universal healing salves.”

Source : Gabrielle Roth (2011). “Maps to Ecstasy: The Healing Power of Movement”, p.16, New World Library
“I know I repeat myself in all my movies, but I just let it go, let it happen. Clearly, I'm not finished with that issue. But they seem to me like completely different movies. They're definitely coming from me.”
“I've always regretted the fact that I've never formally studied and learned the mechanics of writing music.”
“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.”

Source : 'Chuang Tzu' (1889, translated by H. A. Giles) ch. 2
“My real name's Rakim - my parents named me after the god MC himself.”
“The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm in control of every situation. I'm rarely in control of any situation.”
“The toughest thing about managing is knowing your personnel and what it can give you under all conditions.”

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