"I like the idea of the painting looking at the viewer than the other way around."

“Confucius was a humanist and an agnostic.”

“In life there are two things which are dependable. The pleasures of the flesh and the pleasures of literature.”

“We are so much more powerful and important than we realize. In each moment that we connect with another, we have the opportunity to etch a memory into their heart.”

“Music is generally important to blind people, and most of the blind people that I have come into contact, through my parents, music is very special to them. Obviously, because it is more salient, you know? We might like going to the movies, and of course we like music too, but when the eyes don't work then the ears pick up slack. Music is all the sweeter at that point.”

“I've got CDs in my car, listening all the time for that next song, because everybody's looking.”

“It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness.”

Source : Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.31, Shambhala Publications

“We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never.”

“You are right that I don't have a lot of spare time because I love to stay busy and keep my calendar full.”