"There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it."

-- Jascha Heifetz

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“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.”
“The notion that human life is sacred just because it is human life is medieval.”
“Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him into the bathtub.”
“A true artist is an ugly man.”
“If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.”

Source : Juliet Marillier (2008). “Cybele's Secret”, p.369, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . . You must use kong-ans to take away your opinions. When you take away your opinions, your mind is clear like space, which means from moment to moment you can reflect any situation and respond correctly and meticulously.”
“I think the commercial culture, and also science and technology after all, which gives us greater ease but also makes it harder for us to sit with the small amounts of distress that come just by living itself. It isn't that we're chasing happiness; I think we have the wrong model of happiness. I mean, defined as eudaimonia, defined as a values-based life of integrity and fidelity to yourself and what you most deeply want to stand for, that definition of happiness - man, that's the kind of life I want to live and I think that will support people and sustain people.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“But I like being nasty. I like being cranky. Especially if it's a cold day in Chicago, it's nice to just take it out on Kyle, because he's so easy to scream at, you know?”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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