"No one is shallow and vulgar forever; sooner or later the whole species likes to be profound."

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Source : Carol Bly (2000). “My Lord Bag of Rice: New and Selected Stories”, p.51, Milkweed Editions

Carol Bly

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“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.”
“Money can't buy happiness but it'll sure keep a mess of grief off your front porch.”

Source : Twitter post from Jun 06, 2013
“I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.”

Source : "Tim Cook On Facebook, The iPad, And Just About Everything Else". www.businessinsider.com. May 29, 2012.
“The blessing that I got from my parents, even if they didnt really teach me about money, was their simple lifestyle.”
“The hardest part of the show is saying goodbye when it's all done. It really breaks you.”
“The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full potential if any of these three are lacking. The raw material of dharma practice is ourself and our world, which are to be understood and transformed according to the vision and values of the dharma itself. This is not a process of self- or world- transcendence, but one of self- and world- creation.”
“The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others.”
“Because my heat was too full of appreciation for what my friends-- my real friends-- had done for me.”

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