"Depressed people think they know themselves, but maybe they only know depression."

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Source : Geshe Tsering, Mark Epstein (2010). “Going on Being: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought:”, p.8, ReadHowYouWant.com

Mark Epstein

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Depressed People Quotes

“I have nothing against the smell of rot but something against what hides the smell of rot in the United States of America.”

Source : "United States of Banana". Book by Giannina Braschi, 2011.
“In general, I think there are some things that require time before you can talk about them. Some stuff that happened over the summer, for instance - the Philando Castile shooting, Alton Sterling, the police officers in Dallas - there was no room for jokes. But there are, of course, the policies that have given us those events. Now, there's a lot of room for jokes there. When you're looking at something difficult to talk about, there's always a sideways way in that feels a little less personal to people. That's where the joke lives.”
“Usually when I start to work and to prepare the movie, some inspirations, different kind of human beings, it can be someone I know, someone I don't, a girl, a boy. So usually when I start, quite right away, some inspirations come.”
“It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.”
“You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you.”
“The Finns also have a bent for drink, even though there is no wine here whatsoever, except for illicit tavern keeping, which is harshly suppressed. But, all the way to St. Petersburg, the Finn will drink himself into forgetfulness, lose his money, horse, bridle, and return home poorer than a church rat.”
“You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feeling.”
“You need to act your age and not your girl's age”

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