"In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world."

-- Sakyong Mipham

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“Advice to anglers: don't take advice from people with missing fingers.”
“My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful.”

Source : Satyajit Ray, Bert Cardullo (2007). “Satyajit Ray: Interviews”, p.105, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“Don't think of God in terms of forms, because forms are limited and God is unlimited.”
“The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.”
“Trust me, I know what self loathing is. But to kill myself? That would put a damper on my search for answers. Not at all productive. Besides, I've become increasingly doubtful as to whether I can die at all. But let's not get into that.”
“I was forced, through seeing the error of their foundation, to abandon all belief in every religion which had been taught to man. But my religious feelings were immediately replaced by the spirit of universal charity â€” not for a sect, or a party, or for a country or a colour â€” but for the human race, and with a real and ardent desire to do good.”

Source : Robert Owen (1857). “The Life of Robert Owen Written by Himself: With Selections from His Writings and Correspondence”, p.16
“A secret is a kind of promise.... It can also be a prison.”
“One finds limits by pushing them.”

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