"From one point of view we can say that we have human bodies and are practicing the Buddha's teachings and are thus much better than insects. But we can also say that insects are innocent and free from guile, where as we often lie and misrepresent ourselves in devious ways in order to achieve our ends or better ourselves. From this perspective, we are much worse than insects."

-- Dalai Lama

#Buddhist Quotes #Lying Quotes #Teaching Quotes

“I think your travels get better when you stop showcasing your journey to others and begin to live it, quietly and joyfully.”
“Scrape the surface of language, and you will behold interstellar space and the skin that encloses it.”

Source : Velimir Khlebnikov, Charlotte Douglas (1990). “The King of Time: Selected Writings of the Russian Futurian”, p.205, Harvard University Press
“I would be remiss, as a scientist who studied this, if I didn't mention the following two things: The first is that, most importantly, we need to do, as a society, in this country and globally, whatever we can to reduce population"....."Our whole economic system is based on growth, and growth of our population, and this economic madness has to end.”
“I think I'm in better shape now than I was 10 years ago, but it takes a bigger toll - I get back pain!”
“Very good laws may be ill timed.”
“Wall Street's graveyards are filled with men who were right too soon.”
“I was interested in flying beginning at age 7, when a close family friend took me in his little airplane. And I remember looking at the wheel of the airplane as we rolled down the runway, because I wanted to remember the exact moment that I first went flying... the other thing growing up is that I was always interested in science.”

Source : "Stephan Kinsella on the Logic of Libertarianism and Why Intellectual Property Doesn't Exist". Interview with Anthony Wile, www.thedailybell.com. March 18, 2012.
“I just heard a story from someone the other day where somebody was beaten up by Christians for wearing one of our shirts. Of course, that's a very Christian thing to do.”

Source : "Wreaking Havok". The Sydney Morning Herald Interview, www.smh.com.au. August 8, 2003.

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