"The mind may be reluctant to think properly when thinking is all it is supposed to do; the task can be as paralysing as having to tell a joke or mimic an accent on demand."

-- Alain de Botton

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“Be gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically.”

Source : Keiko Fukuda (1973). “Born for the Mat: A Kodokan Kata Textbook for Women”
“It's an addiction. I love clothes. I like to go down Melrose and look in all the windows and I go to different flea markets. I have lots of costumes. You never know when you're going to have to dress up like a milkmaid from the 1600s.”
“I do chores around the house, but I don't get an allowance for them. I wash the dishes and sweep the floor... I'm sweeping the floor quite a lot, and my mum always expects me to get a broom and swagger it across the floor all the time.”
“The award is important in order to bring people to the movie theater. That's the only principle meaning of any award.”
“Wonder is very necessary in life. When we're little kids, we're filled with wonder for the world - it's fascinating and miraculous. A lot of people lose that. They become cynical and jaded, especially in modern day society. Magic renews that wonder.”
“It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our mind?”

Source : Sakyong Miphan Rinpoche (2004). “Turning the Mind Into an Ally”, p.14, Penguin
“When forms begin to crumble there is always an opportunity for great deepening. By deepening I mean the arising of who you are beyond form.”
“I want to be here, for my family. I want to be here for my baby. I want to see the birth of my baby.”

Source : "Ex-NBA Star Williams 'Terrified' As Trial Opens". abcnews.go.com. January 16.

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