"You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible."

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Jack Kornfield

#Kindness Quotes #Heart Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness.”
“There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.”
“When my son, James, was doing homework for school, he would have five or six windows open on his computer, Instant Messenger was flashing continuously, his cell phone was constantly ringing, and he was downloading music and watching the TV over his shoulder. I donâ€™t know if he was doing any homework, but he was running an empire as far as I could see, so I didnâ€™t really care.”
“When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didn't understand the concept of people talking over music,”
“I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes.”

Source : Maxine Hong Kingston (2010). “The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts”, p.35, Vintage
“I understand Tea Partyers' anger with the system, but they are in way over their heads and often racially motivated, and I can't be part of that.”
“Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.”
“I love Israel for its blue and white flag as it matches my legs.”

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