"From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying: 'Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment."

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Source : Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.140, Octagon Press Ltd

Idries Shah

#Thinking Quotes #Moments Quotes #Truth Is Quotes

“True creativity is impossible without some measure of passion.”

Source : Teresa Amabile (1989). “Growing up creative: nurturing a lifetime of creativity”, Crown Pub
“Painting is more important than art.”
“I love being in a show. I love the community aspect of it. I like the discipline of it, too.”

Source : "PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Joel Grey". Interview with Andrew Gans, www.playbill.com. November 25, 2003.
“I learned the hula, so now I know how to shake my booty Hawaiian style.”
“The statistical method is required in the interpretation of figures which are at the mercy of numerous influences, and its object is to determine whether individual influences can be isolated and their effects measured. The essence of the method lies in the determination that we are really comparing like with like, and that we have not overlooked a relevant factor which is present in Group A and absent from Group B. The variability of human beings in their illnesses and in their reactions to them is a fundamental reason for the planned clinical trial and not against it.”
“To marry a woman with any success a man must have a total experience of her, he must come to see her and accept her in time as well as in space. Besides coming to love what she is now, he must also come to realize and love equally the baby and the child she once was, and the middle-aged woman and the old lady she will eventually become.”
“When a lion stalks a herd, he sneaks in close, lies down, and surveys them to choose his victim. He takes his time. The deer or buffalo have no idea heâ€™s near. He finds his prey and then he explodes from his hiding place and grabs it. Even if another, perfectly serviceable animal ends up within his reach, he isnâ€™t going to alter his course. He has chosen, and he would rather go hungry than change his mind.”
“Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts.”

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