"Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity."

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Source : Issa Kobayashi, Nanao Sakaki, John Brandi, Jeff Bryan (1999). “Inch by inch: 45 haiku”, LA Alameda Pr

Kobayashi Issa

#Heart Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“I think it was just part of the storyline [in CSI: Miami] and the producer called me beforehand and said, 'Listen, I am going to kind of do something with your character that looks like she might get fired, but I just want to reassure you that we're going to have you back,' and I thought, 'Oh god, I hope that is true.'”
“It is not about reading the Word. It is about obeying the Word.”
“Wonder is retained by wise pondering.”
“What counts, I found, is not what you cover, but what you uncover. Covering subjects in a class can be a boring exercise, and students feel it. Uncovering the laws of physics and making them see through the equations, on the other hand, demonstrates the process of discovery, with all its newness and excitement, and students love being part of it.”

Source : Walter Lewin (2012). “For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics”, p.2, Simon and Schuster
“With The Guess Who, it took us fifty-something singles before we had hits.”
“Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice.”
“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.”
“Providing reserves and exchanges for the whole world is too much for one country and one currency to bear.”

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