"Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?"

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Source : Orhan Pamuk (2011). “My Name Is Red”, p.99, Faber & Faber

Orhan Pamuk

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“Sport is an essential element of education.”
“We are simply committing ourselves to paying attention to our life. We use meditation to help us in that attention process. We are not trying to become good meditators. We are trying to wake up.”

Source : William Martin (2009). “A Path and a Practice: Using Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching as a Guide to an Awakened Spiritual Life”, p.21, Da Capo Press
“The formation of different languages and of distinct species and the proofs that both have been developed through a gradual process, are curiously parallel.”
“Einstein said that he never could understand it all, the planets spinning in space, the smile upon your face.”
“I'm telling you, people. Everyday we wake up is another blessing. Follow your dreams and don't let anyone stop you. Never say never.”
“When I'm playing guitar, I just try and put those words into lyrics and just try a few things. It's all over the place.”

Source : Source: www.coupdemainmagazine.com
“To make a revolution, people must not only struggle against existing institutions. They must make a philosophical/ spiritual leap and become more 'human' human beings. In order to change/ transform the world, they must change/ transform themselves.”
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods.”

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