"Every place is a good place, only time goes wrong."

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Source : Yiyun Li (2007). “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories”, p.82, Random House

Yiyun Li

“Great artists are products of their own time: they do not spring forth fully equipped from the head of Jove, but are formed by the circumstances acting upon them since birth. These circumstances include the ambiance created by the other, lesser artists of their own time, who have all done their part in creating the pressure that forces up an exceptional talent. Unjustly, but unavoidably, the very closeness of a great artist to his colleagues and contemporaries leads to their eclipse.”
“You know, my daughters have been through their entire lives and knowing about my case.”
“Waiting to be happy limits our brain's potential for success, whereas cultivating positive brains makes us more motivated, efficient, resilient, creative, and productive, which drives performance upward.”
“Low self esteem is rooted in many things. One of them is not spending time to appreciate the gifts we've been given.”

Source : FaceBook post by Nouman Ali Khan from Dec 18, 2013
“In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . . You must use kong-ans to take away your opinions. When you take away your opinions, your mind is clear like space, which means from moment to moment you can reflect any situation and respond correctly and meticulously.”
“God will put up with a great many things in the human heart, but there is one thing that He will not put up with in it--a second place. He who offers God a second place, offers Him no place.”
“Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in.”
“I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-get the best education they can, and couple that education with real-life experience in social justice work.”

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