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“I am astonished about those people who are ordered to prepare their provisions, then the start of the journey is announced, however they remain unmindful in their vain discussions and fruitless deeds.”
Source : "The Life of This World Is a Transient Shade". Book by Abdul Malik Al-Qasim, January 1, 1999.
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“Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.”
Source : Douglas Coupland (1993). “Shampoo Planet”, p.259, Simon and Schuster
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“The left-leaning thinking that dominates the movie business follows a common liberal instinct to deny the spiritual dimension to every problem, thereby profoundly compounding the difficulties.”
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“Revolution! The people howls and cries, Freedom, thats what were needing! Weve needed it for centuries, our arteries are bleeding. The stage is shaking, the audience rock. The whole thing is over by nine oclock.”
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“I don't see traffic fines as a substitute for a commuter tax.”
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“What matters most is how you live your life, not what you have to show for it.”
Source : Jenny Sanford (2010). “Staying True”, p.117, Ballantine Books
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“In truth, the best long-term explanations about our ancient counterparts can be found in the paintings, sculpture, crafts, tools of utility, language and architecture left behind. These are the building blocks of civilization we call culture. These are what we call 'the arts.”
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“Sometimes, sitting there on the cushion failing to watch your breath, it can feel like you’re the only weirdo weird enough to be wasting your time in this way. But you’re not! There are generations of weirdos, monasteries full of them, and we have the benefit of their accumulated wisdom.”
Source : Jay Michaelson (2013). “Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment”, p.108, North Atlantic Books
