Quotes
Authors
Bill Porter
"There is so much baggage we burden ourselves with over the years that keeps us from seeing things the way they are. Some baggage we carry with us for a single thought, some for years, and some for lifetimes. But there isn't one piece that isn't our own creation." --
Source : Bill Porter (2009). “Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China”, p.330, Counterpoint Press
Bill Porter
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“The blowback against a bailout of Lehman would have been fierce. It is often forgotten, but the prevailing wisdom the day after Lehman fell was that its collapse was a good thing.”
“Your job is to create. Their job is to try to stop you. Don't do both jobs.”
“I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head.”
“Far from being a “luxury for the rich,†organic farming may turn out to be a necessity not just for the poor, but for everyone.”
“If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice.”
“Just like Brad Pitt and what's her name!”
“In many ways the rise of the state was the descent of the world from freedom to slavery”
Source : Marvin Harris (2011). “Cannibals and Kings: Origins of Cultures”, p.102, Vintage
“When he says we’re forgiven, let’s unload the guilt. When he says we’re valuable, let’s believe him. . . . When he says we’re provided for, let’s stop worrying. God’s efforts are strongest when our efforts are useless”
