Bateau Ivre Quotes & Sayings

Originality is in the eye of the beholder. — Mason Cooley

Genuine compassion is based on the rationale that just as I do, others also have this innate desire to be happy and overcome suffering; just as I do, they have the natural right to fulfill this fundamental aspiration. Based on that recognition of this fundamental equality and commonality, one develops a sense of affinity and closeness, and based on that, one will generate love and compassion. That is genuine compassion. — Dalai Lama XIV

Most non-Christian philosophies consider history to be the enemy of truth. Feminism shares this suspicion of history. — Monica Migliorino Miller

Further, if Spirit has any meaning at all, then it must be eternal, or without beginning or end. If Spirit had a beginning in time, then it would be strictly temporal, it would not be timeless and eternal. And this means, as regards your own awareness, that you cannot become enlightened. You cannot attain enlightenment. If you could attain enlightenment, then that state would have a beginning in time, and so it would not be true enlightenment. — Ken Wilber

Since they weren't sleepy and nothing had been left unsaid, they began to read poetry to each other, taking turns like children and enjoying it. Bachir had a lovely voice, one that was already that of a man. He knew many poems by heart. He lovingly recited Victor Hugo, with warmth Rimbaud's Le bateau ivre, and poems written by young people going into battle; he then moved on to the poets of liberty - Rimbaud again, Eluard, and Desnos. — Assia Djebar

Live as if you'd drop dead in 10 seconds!
- Granger
Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury

My costumes were made for sex appeal not for women. — Brenda Holloway

If you walk backwards, you'll find out you can go forwards and people won't know if you're coming or going. — Casey Stengel