45000 Japanese Quotes & Sayings

That's what meditation is. You just sit with yourself. — Daphne Zuniga

In the river swam the gleaming fish, which were meant for water, just as humankind is meant for love. — David Paul Kirkpatrick

If you get bored of doing it (Peacock Pose) with two hands, try it with one. — Dharma Mittra

Her soul is a kaliedoscope
Bursting with every shade and hue
But shift your gaze ever so slightly
And she's something entirely new. — Erin Hanson

It was uncivilized to use physical force in order to make your point of view prevail. — Diana Gabaldon

Peeta crouches down on the other side of her and strokes her hair. When he begins to speak in a soft voice, it seems almost nonsensical, but the words aren't for me. With my paint box at home, I can make every color imaginable. Pink. As pale as a baby's skin. Or as deep as rhubarb. Green like spring grass. Blue that shimmers like ice on water. — Suzanne Collins

But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny. — Jonathan Franzen

Perhaps as he grew older he would learn to trust mysteries and not fear them. — Larry McMurtry

You spend hours wrestling with yourself, trying to keep your vision intact, your intensity undiminished. Sometimes I have to stick my head under the tap to get my wits back. And for what? You know what publishing is like these days. Paper costs going up all the time. Nothing gets printed unless it can be made into a movie. Everything is media. Crooked politicians sell their unwritten memoirs for thousands. I've got a great idea for a novel. It's about a giant shark who's possessed by a demon while swimming in the Bermuda Triangle. And the demon talks in CB lingo, see? There'll be recipes in the back. — David Sedaris

Learn the difference between striving for excellence and striving for perfection. The first is attainable; the second is not. — Douglas Merrill

A curious mind enjoys inquiring, experimenting and discovering. — Pearl Zhu

Knowledge is promiscuous. It mates and gives birth to more knowledge. — Alvin Toffler