"Contradiction is the essence of the universe."

-- Fernando Pessoa

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“We in the "developed" world seem to have many auditory strategies that insulate us from the presence of silence, simplicity, and solitude. When I return to Western culture after time in desert, mountain or forest, I discover how we have filled our world with a multiplicity of noises, a symphony of forgetfulness that keeps our won thoughts and realizations, feelings and intuitions out of audible range.”

Source : Joan Halifax (2007). “The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom”, p.38, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“When I die, they might as well bury me at the finish line at Churchill Downs so they can run over me one more time.”
“The director is the most important because, ultimately, as an actor, when you watch a movie, it looks like an actor is giving a performance, and they kind of are. But, what's actually happening is that an actor has given a bunch of ingredients over to a director, who then constructs a performance. That's movie-making.”
“Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances; but by the character of their lives and conversations, and by their works.”
“It all depended on the cut. Some of them were really on the ship. Some were really on the set. Like if they had the stars for a week, the stars coming off, that was usually on the set, except if we were on location for that particular show.”
“It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.”

Source : "Carol Burnett Wins Mark Twain Prize for Humor". www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 21, 2013.
“I'd love to do something with Kelly Clarkson because she's been a monumental influence on me. I love how she handles her celebrity. She's not in the tabloids a lot but everyone knows and respects her because she's got an amazing voice. That's something I aim towards.”
“Worms are the intestines of the earth.”

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