"Zen wants us to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature. This is because Zen has come to the definite conclusion that the ordinary logical process of reasoning is powerless to give final satisfaction to our deepest spiritual needs."

-- D.T. Suzuki

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“Prepare, You lovers, to know Love a thing of moods: Not like hard life, of laws.”
“Los Angelenos dress like they've been focus-grouped.”
“I was with a folk trio back in '63 and '64, and we traveled all across North Africa, Israel, and Europe.”
“You must not think of time as a quantity, a period, a measure. Look at the sky," Gwynneth said. "The moon has now slipped away to another night, into another world. It was not the time it was here that you remember, Faolan, but rather the luminescence of the air, the blue shadows cast by the trees in its light. It was not the length of the time but the quality of the moon's light that you felt and remember." Gwynneth paused. "It is the value, the quality that lives on.”

Source : Kathryn Lasky (2011). “Wolves of the Beyond”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.
“Like plowing, housework makes the ground ready for the germination of family life. The kids will not invite a teacher home if beer cans litter the living room. The family isn't likely to have breakfast together if somebody didn't remember to buy eggs, milk, or muffins. Housework maintains an orderly setting in which family life can flourish.”
“Success is knowing that one other human being has breathed a little easier because you lived.”
“I usually don't say anything to the actors. It works better for me because when they come to the set, they are at the same time scared and excited because they are not well aware of what will happen.”

Source : "Paolo Sorrentino Talks Roman Decadence in 'The Great Beauty'". Interview with Brian Brooks, www.filmlinc.org. November 14, 2013.
“Every other start-up wants to be another United or Delta or American. We just want to get rich.”

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