2533 Quotes & Sayings

Which Painters hold, and such the heritage This gentle solemn Spirit doth possess, Being a better mirror of his age In all his pity, love, and weariness, Than those who can but copy common things, And leave the Soul unpainted with its mighty questionings. But — Oscar Wilde

We encourage China to engage as a good global citizen and we are clear-eyed about where differences do lie. — Julia Gillard

It's human nature to quit when it hurts. But it's that reflex that creates scarcity. — Seth Godin

Concentration is not thinking of one thing. On the contrary, it is excluding all thoughts, since all thoughts obstruct the sense of one's true being. All efforts are to be directed simply to removing the veil of ignorance. Concentrating the mind solely on the Self will lead to happiness or bliss. Drawing in the thoughts, restraining them and preventing them from straying outwards is called detachment (vairagya). Fixing them in the Self is spiritual practice (sadhana). Concentrating on the heart is the same as concentrating on the Self. Heart is another name for Self. — Ramana Maharshi

I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective, reflecting the Asian experience, which is very rare. — Jodie Foster

Little-known fact: When the stock exchange closes, the guy who comes out on the balcony with that big hammer slams it on the head of the person who lost the most money that day. — George Carlin

Gray had not gotten better. — Sara Pennypacker