"You can't be a poet certainly of my generation and not have deep in your animal brain the comment of William Carlos Williams, no ideas except in things."

-- W. S. Di Piero

#Animal Quotes #Brain Quotes #Poet Quotes

“While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.”
“May the God of peace arouse in all an authentic desire for dialogue and reconciliation. Violence cannot be overcome with violence. Violence is overcome with peace.”
“When life knocks you down you have two choices- stay down or get up.”
“And now when we hear that Iran and Iraq plan to cooperate more closely and that a fundamentalist is coming to power in Tehran - a man about whom we cannot be sure that he is absolutely averse to terrorism - it is very worrisome.”
“Life isn’t about the final destination or the accomplishments and accolades; it’s about the journey and the opportunities for learning—and how we grow as a result.”

Source : Michael Eisen, Jeffrey Eisen (2012). “Empowered Youth: A Father and Son's Journey to Conscious Living”, p.141, Hay House, Inc
“I'm not looking for starters, I'm looking for finishers.”
“My personal belief is we should not bow to any object. But Islam was aware of this human weakness and fulfilled that need through Haj to kiss a stone. A stone is a stone but the vacuum was filled and it became the holiest object. I have performed Haj and seen the devotion of people braving stampedes only to kiss that stone.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“The onset of this second movement is characterized by the falling away of self and coming upon "that" which remains when it is gone. But this going-out is an upheaval, a complete turnabout of such proportions it cannot possibly be missed, under-emphasized, or sufficiently stressed as a major landmark in the contemplative life.”

Source : Bernadette Roberts (1993). “The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey”, p.13, SUNY Press

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