Fakirs Of India Quotes & Sayings

I'm sorry about what you've had to live through," Dr. Walton said quietly. "But we're here to help you overcome your past. We're here to help you live." (260) — Kit Castle

The artist should once and forever emancipate himself from the bondage of appearance. — Ad Reinhardt

What a unique opportunity to be in town. I love townies. I value it, so to speak. — Justin Vernon

There is strength for every situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one. — Benjamin Franklin

Dominating others is not equality. — Christina Engela

A work of art is itself an object, first of all, and so manipulation is unavoidable: it's a prerequisite. But I needed the greater objectivity of the photograph in order to correct my own way of seeing: for instance, if I draw an object from nature, I start to stylize and to change it in accordance with my personal vision and my training. But if I paint from a photograph, I can forget all the criteria that I get from these sources. I can paint against my will, as it were. And that, to me, felt like an enrichment. — Gerhard Richter

He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of virtuous living. — Thomas Carlyle

There are things you can do with this knowledge, like always save room for dessert. Seriously, imagine planning a vacation with the peak-end rule in mind. Your overall pleasure will be enhanced if you end it on a high note. It's certainly something for me to keep in mind in planning my workshops. Maybe people will believe the whole presentation was terrific if I end with something especially compelling. You should also keep in mind that here is a way your brain consistently distorts your perception of your own happiness and misery. Politicians use this principle all the time - that's why they propose their most audacious policies just after they're elected, assuming that we'll be lulled into not caring, as we adapt to their new reality. Remember GWB's attempt at social security reform? — Anonymous

A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight. — Vanilla Ice

Canada is a good country to be from. It has a gentler slower pace - it lends perspective. — Paul Anka

A broken shoelace can strangle me. — Brian Spellman

We've gone from the image of India as land of fakirs lying on beds of nails, and snake charmers with the Indian rope trick, to the image of India as a land of mathematical geniuses, computer wizards, software gurus. — Shashi Tharoor