"Is it possible to be alive, active in the world, and yet have such calm, such kind of inner openness and presence that one can lead a life, at least in part, that is an expression of that quality of meditative quiescence that's on the one hand quite alert and on the other hand, completely at ease, completely at rest."

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Source : "Holding Life Consciously". Interview with Krista Tippett, onbeing.org. June 24, 2010.

Arthur Zajonc

#Expression Quotes #Hands Quotes #Quality Quotes

“While others are engaged in inferior and menial tasks in which they encounter many difficulties, how can I sit here at peace and do nothing? I must and shall benefit them, but without ever succumbing to the poison of self-importance.”
“Markets are interested in profits and profits only; service, quality, and general affluence are different functions altogether. The universal, democratic prosperity that Americans now look back to with such nostalgia was achieved only by a colossal reigning in of markets, by the gargantuan effort of mass, popular organizations like labor unions and of the people themselves, working through a series of democratically elected governments not daunted by the myths of the market.”
“Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Perpetual prosperity comes to those who help others.”
“I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds”

Source : Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.290, Villard
“Church hoppers are like wandering dogs. If they are not regularly patted on the head, they will go elsewhere until they are.”
“Al Gore's performances could be a case study in abnormal-psychology classes.”
“New York is the dream world, the center of jazz and rock”

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