"Zazen is better than a home. Zazen is a home that you can't ever lose."

-- Ruth Ozeki

“If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, â€˜This sucks, Iâ€™m going to do my own thing.â€™”
“Beyond here lies nothin' But the mountains of the past”
“He imagines Owens' body dotted with saltwater reservoirs just below the skin. An entire wetland, populated with tiny fish and birds, thriving in his agitation. A species of dwarf crocodile lazing beside an artery.”
“A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.”
“The designer has an obligation to provide an appropriate conceptual model for the way that the device works. It doesn't have to completely accurate but it has to be sufficiently accurate that it will help in both the learning of the operation and also dealing with novel situations.”
“With directing, your day is done. When you hit seven o'clock, it's "Cut." That's what it is. For better or worse, that's what you've got and you have to make that work, and there's something incredibly liberating about that because you can't torture yourself. You have to focus on the moment, and you have to embrace every second and opportunity and maximize that, whereas with writing, there's no imperative there. You just amble along.”

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“Soft focus is an important skill that can effect us metaphorically. In other words, the way we see the future has everything to do with how well we can look up and see the expanded horizon before us.”
“I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws.”

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