"Realists do not fear the results of their study."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

#Fear Quotes #Deep Thought Quotes #Study Quotes

“Continue practice into everyday life with a single meditation, always keeping in mind the intention to help others in all activities, eating, dressing, sleeping, walking, or sitting.”

Source : Jamgon Kongtrul, Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʾ-yas, Ken McLeod (2005). “The great path of awakening: the classic guide to lojong, a Tibetan Buddhist practice for cultivating the heart of compassion”, Shambhala Pubns
“We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.”
“I'm a positive person who likes to see things get done.”

Source : "Kathy Calvin | President/CEO of United Nations Foundation". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 1, 2013.
“It's a mistake for Hollywood to impose themselves on the gaming space. Not only is it arrogant, but it hasn't really worked.”
“I don't have time' is the single most frequently given reason for living fractional, perpetually indentured lives, for not living fully or freely. Because time is life, when we say we don't have enough time, we are admitting that we don't have enough life.”

Source : Sonia Johnson (1989). “Wildfire: Igniting the She/Volution”, Wildfire Books
“I can't say the connection is one I've made consciously, but quitting drinking allowed me to be less selfish. My wife would definitely say that one of the major benefits of me quitting drinking is that I have more time and focus for other people.”

Source : Source: logger.believermag.com
“The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well”
“Human beings are not comparable. You can't compare us any more than you can compare roses and oranges, or mountains and the sea. You might prefer living by the sea to living in the mountains. You certainly like some people better than you like others. Preferences are perfectly valid...they're just your style asserting itself again. But you'd feel pretty silly saying 'The sea is better than the mountains.' It's every bit as silly to go around saying 'I'm better than Mary, but Joe is better than me.'”

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