"Although we all possess the seeds of great love and compassion, without the light of the enlightened one's wisdom and the waters of their compassion these seeds would never spout."

-- Philip Kapleau

#Wisdom Quotes #Compassion Quotes #Light Quotes

“Pussy Riot is against the cult of consumerism and the commercialization of art. Our performances were always open for everyone and anyone can see our video clips for free on the Internet.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“If I had done everything I was supposed to, I'd be leading the league in homers, have the highest batting average, have given $100,000 to the Cancer Fund and be married to Marie Osmond.”
“I cannot bear not to know the end of a tale. I will read the most trivial things â€“ once commenced â€“ only out of a feverish greed to be able to swallow the ending â€“ sweet or sour â€“ and to be done with what I need never have embarked on. Are you in my case? Or are you a more discriminating reader? Do you lay aside the unprofitable?”
“I don't believe there is one woman within the confines of this state who does not believe in birth control. I never met one. That is, I never met one who thought that she should be kept in ignorance of contraceptive methods. Many I have met who valued the knowledge they possessed, but thought there were certain other classes who would be better kept in ignorance. The old would protect the young. The rich would keep the poor in ignorance. The good would keep their knowledge from the bad, the strong from the weak.”

Source : Crystal Eastman (1978). “Crystal Eastman on Women and Revolution”, Oxford University Press, USA
“You could say I'm a bit of a nomad.”

Source : "10 Questions: Poppy Delevingne" by Yale Breslin, www.elle.com. October 9, 2012.
“I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate.”
“It's silly that anyone in this world tells you that there are only certain people that can marry you.”
“A plague of snow, fluffy and dry before it hardens and grips the trees, the walls, and the cars parked haphazardly everywhere. When I walk to the little market a few blocks away, it feels like a test of endurance.”

Source : "A Plague of Snow" by Henri Cole, www.newyorker.com. February 18, 2015.

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