"The paradox of Reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind's eye."

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Source : Shana Alexander (1976). “Talking woman”

Shana Alexander

#Eye Quotes #Reality Quotes #Mind Quotes

“To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be to understand genius.”
“Look at the animals roaming the forest: Godâ€™s spirit dwells within them. Look at the birds flying across the sky: Godâ€™s spirit dwells within them. Look at the tiny insects crawling in the grass: Godâ€™s spirit dwells within them. Look at the fish in the river and seaâ€¦.There is no creature on earth in whom God is absentâ€¦ his breath had brought every creature to lifeâ€¦ Godâ€™s spirit is present within plant as well. The presence of Godâ€™s spirit in all living things is what makes them beautiful; and if we look with Godâ€™s eyes, nothing on earth is ugly.”
“Define the word exist, and you'll know whether God exists.”
“Kyoto is dead and has been dead, but that doesn't mean that it hasn't done some real damage and won't continue to do some real damage," "If global warming turns out to be a problem, which I doubt, it won't be solved by making ourselves poorer through energy rationing." "It will be solved through building resiliency and capability into society and through long-term technological innovation and transformation.”
“We spend so much time condemning, critiquing, and copying culture we miss on actually changing it. Be a creator not a hater.”
“Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous (and how the same names keep recurring on that interminable list!), but one of these days there'll be nothing left with which to venture forth. Why should I share you? Why don't you get rid of someone else for a change?”
“Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a concept that humans created.”

Source : "From Yoko Ono to Leonard Cohen – the old masters finding new inspiration" by Alex Needham, www.theguardian.com. February 10, 2012.
“All you need are the words I give you here and your own honest efforts.”

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