"I was fascinated that one could have such perceptual changes, and also that they went with a certain feeling of significance, an almost numinous feeling. I'm strongly atheist by disposition, but nonetheless when this happened, I couldn't help thinking, 'That must be what the hand of God is like.'"

-- Oliver Sacks

#Atheist Quotes #Marijuana Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“To be interested in something is to be involved in what is essentially a stressful relationship with that thing, to suffer anxiety on its behalf.”

Source : Geoff Dyer (2014). “Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D. H. Lawrence”, p.205, North Point Press
“I think that we had a really loyal, great audience on Tuesdays and we were hoping that with the move, they would come with us. It looks like they have, so things are good and we are going to keep building.”
“No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.”

Source : George Jean Nathan (1972). “The World in Falseface”, p.21, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
“A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position.”
“The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.”
“I think there's a lot of elements that go into making a really awesome horror film and that's like putting together like a real good group of people that you love to watch them either live or die.”
“A lot of women are in a crazy exercise cycle; they're so afraid they'll gain weight if they stop, and it's especially hard when they get pregnant. What they need to realize is that if you're not exercising so much, you don't have to eat so much, and your body adjusts. It sounds so simple, but you really do have to listen to your body.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.”

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