"Everything has to do with loving and not loving."

-- Rumi

“The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.”
“To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration.”

Source : Charles Horton Cooley (1992). “Human Nature and the Social Order”, p.320, Transaction Publishers
“The majority of my photos are taken while traveling, because everything feels new and exciting initially. Taking photos is like a way to make sense of the overwhelming.”
“The Venus Project is neither Utopian nor Orwellian, nor does it reflect the dreams of impractical idealists. Instead, it presents attainable goals requiring only the intelligent application of what we already know. The only limitations are those which we impose upon ourselves.”
“Your "I CAN" is more important than your IQ.”
“In life you have a choice: Bitter or Better? Choose better, forget bitter.”
“I can't relate to Mansfield or Monroe. The only one I can relate to is Bardot. First of all, there's a certain physical similarity between us. Second of all, she was very strong--she didn't have that affected sexuality.”
“Our lives are based on what is reasonable and common sense; Truth is apt to be neither.”

Source : Christmas Humphreys (2003). “Teach Yourself Zen”, Teach Yourself

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