"Even when we speak of selflessness, the mind goes to "me." We think, "I'm selfless," but everything is selfless."

-- Sakyong Mipham

#Thinking Quotes #Mind Quotes #Selfless Quotes

“In poetic language, in which the sign as such takes on an autonomous value, this sound symbolism becomes an actual factor and creates a sort of accompaniment to the signified.”
“How many Christians live for appearances? Their life seems like a soap bubble. The soap bubble is beautiful, with all its colours! But it lasts only a second, and then what?”
“The idea of making pictures abroad is exciting when you're in Hollywood and have never worked in foreign countries. You think you'll get to see the sights and have all the fun that goes with traveling. Actually, you spend so much time on the job that you don't do much else.”
“Perhaps that is what it means to be a father-to teach your child to live without you.”

Source : "The History of Love". Book by Nicole Krauss, 2005.
“Skepticism is forever whispering in your ears. You're very new at this. You may be mistaken. You've been wrong before.”
“Even if their child is useless, parents will not find them shameful. But if you're an outstanding child, you don't have the right to find your parents shameful.”
“I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems.”
“We have all lost our possessions and many of us our homes," he said. "But these losses, severe though they may seem, remind us of what no person can take, and that is our minds and our imaginations.”

Source : Lloyd Jones (2011). “Mister Pip”, p.125, ReadHowYouWant.com

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