"Fish sense, applied in the field, is what the old Zen masters would call enlightenment: simply the ability to see what's right there in front of you without having to sift through a lot of thoughts and theories and, yes, expensive fishing tackle."

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Source : John Gierach (2013). “Trout Bum”, p.24, Graphic Arts Books

John Gierach

#Lakes Quotes #Sea Quotes #Fishing Quotes

“By the way, food and rent aren't the only things around here that cost money. You sleep on the couch.”
“Donâ€™t go where it is all fine music and grand talk and beautiful architecture; those things will neither fill anybodyâ€™s stomach, nor feed his soul. Go where the gospel is preached, the gospel that really feeds your soul, and go often.”
“Part of God's work in his people is synchronizing the heart and the mind thus providing freedom from the deceit of emotion-based beliefs. Emotions are changing while truth is absolute. They don't believe simply because it sounds good, or deep, beautiful, happy, fun, cool, simple, or intelligent to them; but because it's true.”
“Pretty, and you may be talented, but nobody will remember that if you're mean.”
“I will gladly go to jail in the name of free speech. I have no problem with what I said. Make me a martyr...”
“I've produced a couple of films and really enjoyed starting it from the very beginning and seeing it all the way through to the end; that was very gratifying.”
“And we have got to go back - I will tell you what we have got to do. We have got to go back to the small disciplines that really make a difference in defining ourselves as a profession. And we will.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“My mother, grandmother and I all have different styles, but we share the same taste.”

Source : "Missoni: a family always in fashion". Interview with Kamin Mohammadi, www.theguardian.com. August 13, 2010.

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