"There are two sorts of curiosity - the momentary and the permanent. The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things. The permanent is attracted by the amazing and consecutive life that flows on beneath the surface of things."

-- Robert Wilson Lynd

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Two Quotes

“Fishing can come as close to doing nothing as anything I can think of.”
“There is already a generation of European graduates who feel they have been robbed of the better future they were led to expect. They are members of a new class: the precariat.”

Source : "Europe: the continent for every type of unhappy" by Timothy Garton Ash, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2014.
“I also think the relationship I have with my audience is a lot more complex than what Hitchcock seemed to want his to be - although I think he had more going on under the surface as well.”
“O Time the fatal wrack of mortal things, That draws oblivion's curtains over kings; Their sumptuous monuments, men know them not, Their names without a record are forgot, Their parts, their ports, their pomps all laid in th' dust Nor wit nor gold, nor buildings scape time's rust; But he whose name is graved in the white stone Shall last and shine when all of these are gone.”
“Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin.”

Source : Ned Rorem (2013). “Setting the Tone: Essays and a Diary”, p.149, Open Road Media
“Global warming, you don't win it. It's this weird steady-state issue that's going to be with us for a few thousand years.”
“Integrated meditation practice is like a healthy diet which is indispensable for maintaining your vitality and resistance to disease. Likewise, a balanced meditative practice in the course of a socially engaged way of life heightens your psychological immune system, so that you are less vulnerable to mental imbalances of all kinds.”

Source : B. Alan Wallace (2010). “The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind”, p.51, ReadHowYouWant.com
“I love how much dance is sneaking its way back into society.”

Source : Source: wwd.com

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