"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor."

-- Nhat Hanh

#Anchors Quotes #Sky Quotes #Breathing Quotes

“Mankind does not drink alcohol because there are breweries, distilleries, and vineyards; men brew beer, distill spirits, and grow grapes because of the demand for alcoholic drinks.”
“Money is like manure. It stinks when you pile it; it grows when you spread it”
“Monopolies are not justified by theory; they should be permitted only when justified by facts. If there is no solid basis for extending a certain monopoly protection, then we should not extend that protection. This does not mean that every copyright must prove its value initially. That would be a far too cumbersome system of control. But it does mean that every system or category of copyright or patent should prove its worth. Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good -- for society, and not just for monopoly holders.”
“Intellectuals cannot tolerate the chance event, the unintelligible: they have a nostalgia for the absolute, for a universally comprehensive scheme.”
“Excitable, easily distracted, sometimes vacant, prone to gloominess and also extreme euphoria; I canâ€™t be generous with time, but I try to be generous with affection. Iâ€™m really lucky to be able to be in some of these situations and it feels really nice to be able to take people along with me for the ride. Oh, and Iâ€™m a pain in the ***** as well.”
“The only thing I have in common with George Best is that we came from the same place, play for the same club and were discovered by the same man”
“Her purse was a weight, ballast; it tethered her to the earth as her mind floated away.”
“As a restaurateur, my palate is one of my most important tools”

Source : "This Quitter Did Win" by Joe Bastianich, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 3, 2013.

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