"Some things are so sad that they have no name. I have tried to name them and I can't."

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Source : Vanessa Veselka (2011). “Zazen”, p.242, Red Lemonade

Vanessa Veselka

#Names Quotes #So Sad Quotes

“In all my work, I'm interested in understanding big issues through the lives of individuals...”

Source : "Laura Poitras Talks CITIZENFOUR, Her First Impression of Edward Snowden, Her Commitment to Fearless Adversarial Journalism and More". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. October 26, 2014.
“God is dead but my hair is perfect.”

Source : "Has le philosophe been undone?" by Jason Burke, www.theguardian.com. April 8, 2006.
“Consciousness is the mere surface of our minds, of which, as of the earth, we do not know the inside, but only the crust.”
“The biggest secret of self-esteem is this: Begin to appreciate other people more; show respect for any human being merely because he is a child of God and therefore a thing of value.”

Source : Maxwell Maltz (2015). “Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded”, p.79, Penguin
“A lot of my colleagues have been people with broad interests in economics, not just narrowly focused interests.”
“Regarding the fundamental investigations of mathematics, there is no final ending ... no first beginning.”
“People in the U.S. are more cranked up on pharmaceutical drugs than any other culture in the world today. I want people using safer medicine. And that means plant medicine.”
“Can you imagine if you had a pair of shoes that you could only walk in? That could be kind of limiting under certain circumstances. 'Everybody get outta here! There's a swarm of bees coming!' What? Oh great, I got my walking shoes on today. I guess I better stroll the hell out of here at a moderate pace.”

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