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“A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.”
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“Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.”
Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.”
Source : Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation”, p.153, Harmony
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“Tolerance for intolerance is not tolerance at all.”
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“It is not human nature which can assign the variable limits necessary to our needs. They are thus unlimited so far as they depend on the individual alone. Irrespective of any external regulatory force, our capacity for feeling is in itself an insatiable and bottomless abyss.”
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“If a child is going to grow into a truly special adult–someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses the ability to discuss great ideas with other people–a love of reading is an essential foundation.”
Source : Rafe Esquith (2007). “Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56”, p.33, Penguin
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“A simple but radical spiritual practice is to accept whatever arises in the Now, within and without.”
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“Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly.”