"Among the most remarkable features characterizing Zen we find these: spirituality, directness of expression, disregard of form or conventionalism, and frequently an almost wanton delight in going astray from respectability."

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D.T. Suzuki

#Expression Quotes #Delight Quotes #Spirituality Quotes

“I don't have a hateful bone in my body. I don't believe anyone should be bullied or made to feel bad about who they are.”
“I also think if you're an actor and you can improvise, when you go on an audition and you can improvise you're just a genius. If you can, you know, take a Tide commercial and you can just say one funny line that's not in the commercial they think you're a genius.”
“Sadness was a very heavy thing.”
“Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will give you with the utmost humility and simplicity. For God, Who has an infinite love for obedience, frequently renders profitable the counsels we take from others, but especially from those who are the guides of our souls.”
“Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.”
“From the moment I laid eyes on you I couldn't stop looking at you. From the moment we talked I couldn't stop arguing with you. From the moment we kissed I couldn't stop kissing you. And from the moment we shared our hopes, fears and insecurities I couldn't stop loving you.”
“When you have children it completely shifts your focus; they become the most passionate love of your life.”

Source : "Louis de Bernières: My family values". Interview with Anita Sethi, www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.
“I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.”

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