"To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. A pessimistic attitude can never create the calm and serene smile which blossoms on the lips of Bodhisattvas and all those who obtain the way."

#Attitude Quotes #Reality Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“When strangers start acting like neighbors... communities are reinvigorated.”
“Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.”
“Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.”
“I work out like a maniac and I spray tan a lot. Genetics were kind, but I work very hard.”
“Read as widely as possible, and write every day, even if it's as little as three sentences.”
“Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence.”
“We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.”
“There is some sign that North Korea is changing recently. There is ongoing successful negotiation to have a military talk to Pyongyang, which has been stopped for seven years.”

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