"The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought."

-- Pythagoras

#Thought Provoking Quotes #Yes And No Quotes

“If you're just grinding up hamburger at McDonald's, I see that as a bit of an affront to living things. You're not really honoring the life.”
“I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos comprising the entire constellation of life's factors: culture, civilization, tradition, history, ideals, facts, physical conditions, one's mental state, the ecology, and so on.”

Source : Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Willem Samuels (1999). “The Mute's soliloquy: a memoir”, Hyperion Books
“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.”

Source : "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". Book by Robert M. Pirsig, 1974.
“Changes in societal structure and in art would possess more credibility if they had their origins in the soul and spirit. If people read the words of the prophets with closer attention, they would find the keys to life.”
“I know the one time I tried therapy, I did after a month or two, and I only lasted a few months, because I started to worry about being entertaining. I kept driving there once a week for an hour and I'm thinking 'What am I going to talk about today?'”

Source : "Justin Kirk Talks NOBODY WALKS, WEEDS, ANIMAL PRACTICE, MR. MORGAN’S LAST LOVE, and More". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. October 13, 2012.
“Both total accommodation to the culture and total resistance to it are usually signs of intellectual sickness.”
“We are who people think we are.”
“I made some changes, I didn't go around telling everybody I was ready to make changes, I just remained me. I may get more criticism today in putting this book out than I have. You know, maybe this is my time, but I'm ready to take the criticism and answer anybody's questions.”

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