"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts."

-- Gautama Buddha

#Life Quotes #Buddhist Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“As an author, you can't expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that's what you hope for, you shouldn't sell the rights.”
“I wouldn't say that religion has promoted the social progress of mankind. I say that it has been a detriment to the progress of civilization, and I would also say this: that the emancipation of the mind from religious superstition is as essential to the progress of civilization as is emancipation from physical slavery.”
“My ex-wife was trying to be nice once, so she took me to a concert in Los Angeles. I went with her to Symphony Hall, and the orchestra was playing. When the show started, the spotlight was sharp on this one man (Andres Segovia) and he had sombrero on and his guitar propped up like this and, oh man ... he was a master ! - I really heard it. That one guitar sounded like a whole orchestra to me.”
“I don't know if many people realize that Dolph Lundgren is a chemical engineer. He's not a dumb blond guy. This guy is smart and he's a martial artist.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Remember, benchmark performance -- beta -- can be had for virtually free; alpha is what active managers are paid to generate.”
“In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.”
“Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We are lonely but fearful of intimacy. Digital connections and the sociable robot may offer the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. Our networked life allows us to hide from each other, even as we are tethered to each other. Weâ€™d rather text than talk.”

Source : Sherry Turkle (2017). “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other”, p.27, Hachette UK
“I think that when you're open, you're at your most powerful.”

Source : "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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