"Listening is a lamp that dispels the darkness of ignorance."

-- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

#Ignorance Quotes #Darkness Quotes #Listening Quotes

“Whilst so much is being done in the world, to ameliorate the condition of mankind, and the spirit of Freedom is marching with rapid strides and causing tyrants to tremble, may America awake from the apathy in which she has long slumbered.”
“When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and I'm not.”
“I know that to personalize the Earth System as Gaia, as I have often done and continue to do in this book, irritates the scientifically correct, but I am unrepentant because metaphors are more than ever needed for a widespread comprehension of the true nature of the Earth and an understanding of the lethal dangers that lie ahead.”
“Art forms of the past were really considered elitist. Bach did not compose for the masses, neither did Beethoven. It was always for patrons, aristocrats, and royalty. Now we have a sort of democratic version of that, which is to say that the audience is so splintered in its interests.”
“Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.”
“Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.”
“My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.”
“People.. were poor not because they were stupid or lazy. They worked all day long, doing complex physical tasks. They were poor because the financial institution in the country did not help them widen their economic base.”

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