"I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel."

-- Terry Pratchett

#Fall Quotes #Angel Quotes #Apes Quotes

“I am truly horrified by modern man. Such absence of feeling, such narrowness of outlook, such lack of passion and information, such feebleness of thought.”
“It's a really neat and special coincidence, but it's nothing but a coincidence. This wasn't set up to give Matt that honor. It's just the way it worked out. It's a neat extra.”
“The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.”

Source : "Perspectives on Mankind's Search for Meaning". Book by Walter Taminang, p. 63, 2008.
“I've worked with a lot of people who are more famous than myself who are terribly insecure.”

Source : Source: magazine.100percentrock.com
“Misanthropes have some admirable if paradoxical virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you arelikely to meet. Because good manners build sturdy walls, our distaste for intimacy makes us exceedingly cordial "ships that pass in the night." As long as you remain a stranger we will be your friend forever.”
“We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.”
“The key to life is imagination. If you don't have that, no mater what you have, it's meaningless. If you do have imagination...you can make feast of straw.”
“I always follow the rules. No fake co-productions. I know how to make content agreeable and acceptable.”

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