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The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.
But believe me, just because the human mind can't imagine something happening...doesn't mean it won't.
Life is the only real teacher. It offers many experiences....But the lessons of experience are hidden.
Most artists I know are private, and quiet folks who often spend most of their days alone in a studio.
Anticlimax is, of course, the warp and way of things. Real life seldom structures a decent denouement.
Doing a life study while drunk and in the process of being seduced is never a formula for quality art.
And then like a song we'd forgotten was even on the mix, you stepped into the house and my whole life.
I am heartbroken, but I have been heartbroken before, and this might be the best for which I can hope.
Why not rise from the grave and terrorize a little instead of staying buried and dead in the cemetery?
Jews don't camp...The last time the Jews went camping, they spent forty years wandering in the desert.
Enthusiasm is a heightened state of consciousness, and it's one of the best feelings there is to feel.
Life was a series of greetings and farewells, one was always saying good-bye to something, to someone.
Everything was new, now I’m a junkie, I seem to need more severe doses of experience to feel anything.
Small, seemingly insignificant steps completed consistently over time will create a radical difference
The moon's a powerful mistress. She can reach through any wall or covering and work her wicked charms.
The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter.
The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please eradicate these annoying animals.
Dear Hotel People: We don't need a cheeseball clock-radio. WE NEED PLACES TO PLUG STUFF IN. Thank you.
Rich isn't an amount of money, it's a mindset about how you live. If you believe you can win, you can.
Modern theologians are like a pack of dogs who spend most of their time sniffing each other's behinds.
Apologies do make a difference. Believe it or not, research shows people often prefer them over money.
Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
One of the things that writing and speech can do is express what we're thinking one thought at a time.
Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children. Life is the other way round.
Every quality I despise in George Bush is a quality I despise in myself. He is my worst self realized.
Both of my parents were journalists, and my rebellion, such as it was, was to become a fiction writer.
Being alone can be good. It's easy to find peace alone. But sometimes, being alone is a king of death.
less real than such threats as a man with a gun, a woman with a knife, or a U.S. Senator with an idea.
The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.
What looks tragic might be comic on second consideration, and what is comic might bring tears in time.
Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better.
It is one thing to do your dance on a beach and quite another to collaborate intimately with the sand.
I want young readers to know that to tell their own story is the most important thing they'll ever do.
If you focus on success, you’ll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed.
Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.
The best way to motivate other people to help YOU fulfil your goals is to help them fulfil THEIR goals
Life is about fulfillment. If your life isn't fulfilled, your stomach can never supply what's missing.
Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks show us how to discover the secrets to healing, love, intuition and insight.
Spiritual energy-the energy that comes from pure consciousness-is the creative energy of the universe.
Craving security is the cause of insecurity. Freedom is knowing that the only point of arrival is now.
In your present-moment awareness, awaken to your innocence, your trust, your love, your eternal being.
Meditation calms the mind, and when the mind is in a state of restful awareness, the body relaxes too.
I used to have a 28-inch waist.' I hear this complaint from women over 40 a lot, and I can sympathize.
I'm sophisticated, charming, suave, and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilized.
An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; and American thinks a hundred years is a long time
I wouldna cross the road to see a scrawny woman if she was stark naked and dripping wet. ~Jamie Fraser
The knowing, I told myself, is only a vapor of the mind, and yet it can wreck havok with one's sanity.
habit, a particularly insidious thug who chokes passion and smothers love. Habit puts us on autopilot.
Of all the errands life seems to be running, of all the mysteries that enchant us, love is my favorite
I don't believe in hours and hours of meditation. The mind gets tired and starts to fold in on itself.