"To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own."

-- William Safire

#Mind Quotes #Accused Quotes #Dummy Quotes

“Peace ca n exist only in the present moment. It is rid iculous to say "Wait until I fi nish this, then I will be free to live in peace." What is "this" ? A diÂploma, a job, a house, the payment of a debt? If yo u th ink that way, peace wi ll never come. There is always another "th is" that wi ll fo llow the present one. If you are not living in peace at this moment, you will never be able to . If you truly wa nt to be at peace, you must be at peace right now. Otherwise, there is only "the hope of peace some day.”
“Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law.”
“Once I completed the Cube and demonstrated it to my students, I realized it was nearly impossible to put down.”
“When I was nine, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her.”
“I like the unreality of your mind; the whole thing is very splendid and voluptuous and absurd.”
“Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets.”
“I think I play tennis for, to against a big legend, big court, short time. That's what I train for. That's why every day I wake up and I wish I could play those matches, you know. It's like, for me it's the best thing can happen is to play against that guy on that stage, you know.”
“At eight, he had once told his mother that he wanted to paint air.”

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