"The conscious process is reflected in the imagination; the unconscious process is expressed as karma, the generation of actions divorced from thinking and alienated from feeling."

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Source : William Irwin Thompson (1987). “Gaia, a Way of Knowing: Political Implications of the New Biology”, Inner Traditions International

William Irwin Thompson

#Karma Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Imagination Quotes

“A person with normal eyesight would have nothing to know in the way of 'Impressionism' unless he were in a blinding light or in the dusk or dark.”
“It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise.”
“I really enjoy the direct dialogue with the fans. I'm very cognizant of my audience. I'm a trained storyteller and entertainer, and I know I wouldn't be able to work at the level I work at if people didn't enjoy what I did.”

Source : Interview with Scott Tobias, film.avclub.com. November 18, 2010.
“If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supporting you; but if not, you have infinite power against you.”

Source : Charles George Gordon (1888). “Letters of General C.G. Gordon to His Sister, M.A. Gordon”, London ; New York : Macmillan
“Counting pairs is the oldest trick in combinatorics... Every time we count pairs, we learn something from it.”
“I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years.”
“Let us imagine a number of men in chains and all condemned to death, where some are killed each day in the sight of the others, and those who remain see their own fate in that of their fellows and wait their turn, looking at each other sorrowfully and without hope. It is an image of the condition of man.”
“Music is magic. It's my favourite drug: it really has an effect on me mentally and physically. It's such a rush”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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