"Wong Kar-Wai is a really great inspiration. He's always referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of filmmaking."

-- Gus Van Sant

#Inspiration Quotes #Hendrix Quotes #Filmmaking Quotes

“Love what you do and do what you love. Don't listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the center of your life.”
“Everybody wants to know, 'How do you throw a curveball, how do you throw a slider, how do you throw this and that,' when they can't even locate a fastball. Learn how to control your fastball and then once you've got that, move on to other things.”
“Don't brood. Get on with living and loving. You don't have forever.”
“The enthronement of Christ over the minds of men is steadily going forward. His kingdom embraces the princes in the realm of mind. It embraces the nations of highest civilization. They are all beneath the cross. It is maintained by simple authority. Other mental monarchs rule by logic; Christ's word is law--it is satisfying to His subjects. His truth in the hands of His disciples, like the bread He broke upon the mountains, is an ample supply for the millions that gather at His table.”
“Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?”
“Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.”
“Becoming a father has definitely heightened my discomfort with uncertainty. I want to be able to say, I know what will happen, when, why. But most of the time, we just don't know.”
“Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.”

Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “Diamond Heart: Book Three: Being and the Meaning of Life”, p.25, Shambhala Publications

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