"Strain your brain more than your eye."

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Source : Akela Reason, Thomas Eakins (2010). “Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History”, p.93, University of Pennsylvania Press

Thomas Eakins

#Eye Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Brain Quotes

“We found water. We passed into a more fertile country where were grass and fruit. We found the trail to Babylon because the soul of a free man looks at life as a series of problems to be solved and solves them, while the soul of a slave whines, 'What can I do who am but a slave?”
“I'm such a fan of Idina Menzel! I think she's made a wonderful career in this business. I love her so much, and any role she's played, I'd love to be able to follow in her footsteps.”
“I don't think more mega-summits is the way to secure effective implementation.”
“If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable.”
“Distraction serves evil more than any other mental state.”
“It's an adventure. I mean I spent a lot of time in the Himalayas and over the years have come to know them very well. I would say most important is the first sense you have in a place like that, and that is the sense of being on an adventure.”
“It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens.”
“When we're deluded there's a world to escape. When we're aware, there's nothing to escape.”

Source : Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.51, Macmillan

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