"As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves."

-- Bodhidharma

“There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.”
“I love acting because it's this space where dreams can be realized, fantasy comes to life, and there are no limitations on what's possible.”

Source : Jessica Alba (2013). “The Honest Life: Living Naturally and True to You”, p.63, Rodale
“The very names assigned to angels by their Creator, convey to us ideas pre-eminently pleasing, fitted to captivate the heart, and exalt the imagination; ideas which dispel gloom, banish despondency, enliven hope, and awaken sincere and unmingled joy.”
“Epicurus was in favour of friendly sex but not of grand passions or marriage and children, viewing them as sources of trouble and vexation.”
“The only chains God wants us to wear are the chains of righteousness--not the chains of hopeless subjectivism, not the shackles of risk-free living, not the fetters of horoscope decision making--just the chains befitting a bond servant of Christ Jesus. Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.”
“So he was opening night... I was out of a job, and I'd been to every producer in Hollywood trying to get a job singing. But nobody wanted to know me.”
“To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.”
“Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.”

Source : "The Macintosh at 20: Interview with Jef Raskin". Interview with Berkeley Groks, grokscience.wordpress.com. March 3, 2004.

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