"I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation."

-- W. Somerset Maugham

#Happiness Quotes #Humorous Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Playing hard to get is not the way to win me over. I'm definitely more for the girl who can smile and laugh all the time and just have a good time!”
“I guess anytime you are mentioned with Hank Aaron, it is the ultimate compliment, not only as a hitter, but obviously, the great ballplayer that he was.”
“We must be careful not to discourage our twelve-year-olds by making them waste the best years of their lives preparing for examinations.”
“Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his appetites and despising the honors of the world, who relies wholly on himself, whose angular points of character have all been rounded off and polished.”
“You may have seen people praying to an image as if it had special power. Perhaps they're wishing for the well-being of their family, for material prosperity, or to recover from illness. But this way of practicing faith only leads to a dead end. Buddha images should serve as inspirations to cultivate the infinite loving kindness latent in the buddha within us.”

Source : Shinjō Itō (2009). “Shinjo: Reflections”, p.134
“Life is too short to do mediocre work and it is definitely too short to build shitty things.”
“The idea of directing was something that I always had in the back of my mind, and writing as well. I began to write screenplays when I was in my 20's.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I would really hope this would make people see the short story as an important art, not just something you played around with until you got a novel.”

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